frais
French, noun/fʁɛ/
frais is spelled F-R-A-I-S (5 letters) and appears 93 times per million words in written French, the 902nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Frais is a French masculine noun meaning “cost, charge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Air frais, fraîcheur”.
What does frais mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fresh (recently produced, unspoiled)
Il est frais mon poisson !
- 2
fresh (well-rested)
- 3
fresh, cool (of temperature, wind, etc.)
Une brise fraîche souffla soudain sur mon visage ; je frémis doucement.
- 4
fresh, recent (just happened)
J’aime écouter les nouvelles fraîches du matin.
noun
- 1
masculinecost, charge
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Indique un état de fraîcheur, de bonne conservation. 2. Récent, qui vient d’arriver. 3. De température assez basse. 4. Qualifie un vent relativement fort et froid, favorable à la navigation.
adverb: 1. À la température assez basse. 2. Nouvellement.
noun: 1. Air frais, fraîcheur.
noun: 1. Coût, déboursement, charge devant être payée. 2. Dépens occasionnés par une affaire de justice.
noun: 1. Prétentieux, fanfaron.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of frais
- fraîche feminine
- fraiche feminine
- fraîches feminine plural
- fraiches feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce frais?
- /fʁɛ/
- \fʁɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to frais
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is frais in French?
frais appears 93 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).