fixage
\fik.saʒ\
The verdict
“fixage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Procédure de cotation par laquelle est fixé le cours d'une valeur telle que valeur mobilière, or ou devise.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fixage · fixage · French
fixage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fixage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fik.saʒ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fixage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fixage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fik.saʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
fixage has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fixage, spelled F-I-X-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Procédure de cotation par laquelle est fixé le cours d'une valeur telle que valeur mobilière, or ou devise.
- 2Synonyme de fixation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fixage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le traitement des papiers à image apparente comporte un virage et un fixage. Ces deux opérations peuvent être effectuées séparément ou, au contraire, être réunies en une seule opération de virage et fixage combinés.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.