fraise

\fʁɛz\

/\fʁɛz\/ noun

The verdict

“fraise” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #14,940 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#14,940
frequency rank, French
6
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faux-fruit du fraisier, réceptacle charnu de forme ovoïde oblongue plus ou moins arrondie et de couleur rouge à maturité (les « fruits » véritables au sens botanique sont les akènes qui recouvrent ...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

fraise vs frise
83% similar
fraise vs frite
67% similar
fraise vs Frans
50% similar

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

Key facts for fraise
PropertyValue
Headwordfraise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁɛz\
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,940
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fraise” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fraise lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for fraise is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fʁɛz\. Corpus data places it at rank #14,940 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Faux-fruit du fraisier, réceptacle charnu de forme ovoïde oblongue plus ou moins arrondie et de couleur rouge à maturité (les « fruits » véritables au sens botanique sont les akènes qui recouvrent ...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fraise, with forms such as "farise", "ffraise", and "fraies". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "frise", "frite", "Frans", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fraise, spelled F-R-A-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faux-fruit du fraisier, réceptacle charnu de forme ovoïde oblongue plus ou moins arrondie et de couleur rouge à maturité (les « fruits » véritables au sens botanique sont les akènes qui recouvrent la peau de la fraise).

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: farise,ffraise,fraies,frasie,friase,frraise,rfaise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fraise - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

farise2ffraise1fraies2frasie2friase2frraise1rfaise2
Edit distance from "fraise"

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 "fraise"?
"fraise" is spelled F-R-A-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɛz\.
What does "fraise" mean?
As a noun, "fraise" means: Faux-fruit du fraisier, réceptacle charnu de forme ovoïde oblongue plus ou moins arrondie et de couleur rouge à maturité (les « fruits » véritables au sens botanique sont les akènes qui recouvrent ...
What words are commonly confused with "fraise"?
"fraise" is commonly confused with "frise", "frite", "Frans". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fraise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fraise" is \fʁɛz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fraise" come from?
"fraise" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “fraise”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-R-A-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fʁɛz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “frise” - see the side-by-side comparison. fraise vs frise
  • 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