fixette

\fik.sɛt\

/\fik.sɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“fixette” is an uncommon French word, ranked #57,274 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#57,274
frequency rank, French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dose de drogue, généralement par intraveineuse.

Key facts for fixette
PropertyValue
Headwordfixette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fik.sɛt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fixette” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fixette lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for fixette is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fik.sɛt\. Corpus data places it at rank #57,274 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dose de drogue, généralement par intraveineuse.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fixette, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fixette, spelled F-I-X-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dose de drogue, généralement par intraveineuse.

Synonyms

fixshootdose

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fixette"?
"fixette" is spelled F-I-X-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fik.sɛt\.
What does "fixette" mean?
As a noun, "fixette" means: Dose de drogue, généralement par intraveineuse.
How do you pronounce "fixette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fixette" is \fik.sɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fixette" come from?
"fixette" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “fixette”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-I-X-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fik.sɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list