fracasser

\fʁa.ka.se\

/\fʁa.ka.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“fracasser” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,954
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Briser en éclats, avec violence.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fracasser · fracasser · French

fracasser · rank #35,954 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,954
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH foulards

Nearest frequency peer: foulards (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « fracasser »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « fracasser » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

fracasser vs fracasse
89% similar

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

Key facts for fracasser
PropertyValue
Headwordfracasser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fʁa.ka.se\
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,954
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fracasser »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « foulards » (#35,953), « francilien » (#35,955), « forains » (#35,952). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fracasser » est au #35,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around fracasser (IPA \fʁa.ka.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,954 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for fracasser, with forms such as "farcasser", "ffracasser", and "fraacsser". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "fracasse", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fracasser, spelled F-R-A-C-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Briser en éclats, avec violence.
  2. 2
    Échouer lamentablement.
  3. 3
    Frapper quelqu’un, le blesser (grièvement).
  4. 4
    Se dit de quelque chose de fort.
  5. 5
    Marquer fortement, révolutionner ou impacter de manière extraordinaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette poutre en tombant a fracassé glaces et porcelaines.
  2. Un éclat d’obus lui fracassa la jambe.

This word in other languages

shatter(English)quebrantar(Español)zermalmen(Deutsch)britar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • farcasser
  • ffracasser
  • fraacsser
  • fracaser
  • fracasesr
  • fracasserr
  • fracassre
  • fraccasser
  • fracsaser
  • frcaasser
  • frracasser
  • rfacasser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fracasser - 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.

farcasser2ffracasser1fraacsser2fracaser1fracasesr2fracasserr1fracassre2fraccasser1
Edit distance from "fracasser"

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 "fracasser"?
"fracasser" is spelled F-R-A-C-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁa.ka.se\.
What does "fracasser" mean?
As a verb, "fracasser" means: Briser en éclats, avec violence.
What words are commonly confused with "fracasser"?
"fracasser" is commonly confused with "fracasse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fracasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fracasser" is \fʁa.ka.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fracasser" come from?
"fracasser" 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 "fracasser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Georgette#35,964filaments#35,943exorciste#35,938entourait#35,930

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

foulards12 variantsfilantes12 variantsdétruira12 variantsdérailler12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list