frais de scolarité

\fʁɛ də skɔ.la.ʁi.te\

/\fʁɛ də skɔ.la.ʁi.te\/ noun

The verdict

“frais de scolarité” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frais que doit payer un·e étudiant·e pour son année scolaire.

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Index FR-frais-de-scolarite · frais de scolarité · French

frais de scolarité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for frais de scolarité
PropertyValue
Headwordfrais de scolarité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁɛ də skɔ.la.ʁi.te\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « frais de scolarité » en français

frais de scolaritéreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frais de scolarité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fʁɛ də skɔ.la.ʁi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frais que doit payer un·e étudiant·e pour son année scolaire.".

No misspelling variants are generated for frais de scolarité in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is frais de scolarité, spelled F-R-A-I-S- -D-E- -S-C-O-L-A-R-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frais que doit payer un·e étudiant·e pour son année scolaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Outre l’augmentation des frais de scolarité, l’école introduit un tarif intermédiaire, permettant à ceux dont les revenus sont plus modestes d’accéder à l’école à moindres frais.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frais de scolarité"?
"frais de scolarité" is spelled F-R-A-I-S- -D-E- -S-C-O-L-A-R-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɛ də skɔ.la.ʁi.te\.
What does "frais de scolarité" mean?
As a noun, "frais de scolarité" means: Frais que doit payer un·e étudiant·e pour son année scolaire.
How do you pronounce "frais de scolarité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frais de scolarité" is \fʁɛ də skɔ.la.ʁi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frais de scolarité" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list