forfait

\fɔʁ.fɛ\

/\fɔʁ.fɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“forfait” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,333. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,333
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Crime commis avec audace.

Corpus desk

Index FR-forfait · forfait · French

forfait · rank #4,333 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,333
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fatigue

Nearest frequency peer: fatigue (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “forfait”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “forfait” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

forfait vs format
71% similar
forfait vs formant
71% similar
forfait vs foutait
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for forfait
PropertyValue
Headwordforfait
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔʁ.fɛ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,333
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “forfait” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).forfaitse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fatigue » (#4,332), « formidable » (#4,334), « faciliter » (#4,331). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around forfait (IPA \fɔʁ.fɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,333 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Crime commis avec audace.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for forfait, with forms such as "fforfait", "fofrait", and "forafit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "format", "formant", "foutait", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is forfait, spelled F-O-R-F-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Crime commis avec audace.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how forfait appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Elle disait les paroles de ma mort et la confession de mes forfaits.
  2. Et j’ai éprouvé de même la malédiction qui s’attache à la propriété… Née de la violence et de la ruse, elle provoque les représailles et engendre la discorde et les forfaits sans fin.

Synonyms

attentatcrimedélitfauteforfaiturehomicidemalversationméfaittrahison

This word in other languages

exploit(English)fechoría(Español)Verbrechen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforfait
  • fofrait
  • forafit
  • forfaitt
  • forfati
  • forffait
  • forfiat
  • forrfait
  • frofait
  • ofrfait

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of forfait - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

fforfait1fofrait2forafit2forfaitt1forfati2forffait1forfiat2forrfait1
Edit distance from "forfait"

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 "forfait"?
"forfait" is spelled F-O-R-F-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁ.fɛ\.
What does "forfait" mean?
As a noun, "forfait" means: Crime commis avec audace.
What words are commonly confused with "forfait"?
"forfait" is commonly confused with "format", "formant", "foutait". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forfait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forfait" is \fɔʁ.fɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forfait" come from?
"forfait" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "forfait", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fatigue#4,332Irlande#4,341donnera#4,323jardins#4,343

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

effectif10 variantsbonsoir10 variantsaussitôt10 variantsouverts10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list