folâtrer
\fɔ.lɑt.ʁe\
The verdict
“folâtrer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se comporter, agir et parler d’une manière folâtre ou badine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-folatrer · folâtrer · French
folâtrer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | folâtrer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɔ.lɑt.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « folâtrer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
folâtrer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɔ.lɑt.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
folâtrer has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is folâtrer, spelled F-O-L-Â-T-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Se comporter, agir et parler d’une manière folâtre ou badine.
- 2S'amuser, s'ébattre sans souci, librement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how folâtrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une jeune fille, à l’imagination vive, enfermée dans une tourelle, se meurt d’envie de courir dans le parc où ses yeux seulement pénètrent ; elle invente un moyen de désceller sa grille, elle saute par la croisée, escalade le mur du parc, et va folâtrer chez le voisin.
Que l’on observe une jeune fille folâtrant tout le long du jour avec un enfant, dansant et chantant avec lui, et qu’on imagine ce qu’un homme, avec la meilleure volonté du monde, pourrait faire à sa place.
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.