Figueres
\fi.ɡe.ʁɛs\
The verdict
“Figueres” is uncommon French (frequency #86,705 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,705
- frequency rank, French
- 3,276
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de Figueras.
Corpus desk
Index FR-figueres · Figueres · French
Figueres · rank #86,705 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,705
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,276
- PHOTO-FINISH fictionnelle
Nearest frequency peer: fictionnelle (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Figueres »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Fawkes
Fawkes
13,299 corpus weight
- fermente
fermente
13,298 corpus weight
- fictionnelle
fictionnelle
13,297 corpus weight
- Figueres
Figueres
13,296 corpus weight
- filaires
filaires
13,295 corpus weight
- filtrants
filtrants
13,294 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Figueres » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Figueres |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \fi.ɡe.ʁɛs\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #86,705 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Figueres » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Figueres is uncommon French at frequency #86,705 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \fi.ɡe.ʁɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de Figueras.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Figueres, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Figueres, spelled F-I-G-U-E-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Variante de Figueras.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Figueres appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cinquante-cinq kilomètres, pour un peu moins d’une heure de route, séparent Perpignan de Figueres, en Espagne.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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