frais de scolarité

\fʁɛ də skɔ.la.ʁi.te\

/\fʁɛ də skɔ.la.ʁi.te\/ noun

The verdict

“frais de scolarité” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Frais que doit payer un·e étudiant·e pour son année scolaire.

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)

Where “frais de scolarité” sits in French frequency

frais de scolarité falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for frais de scolarité is 18 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fʁɛ də skɔ.la.ʁi.te\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.

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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Using “frais de scolarité”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-R-A-I-S- -D-E- -S-C-O-L-A-R-I-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fʁɛ də skɔ.la.ʁi.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list