frange

\fʁɑ̃ʒ\

/\fʁɑ̃ʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“frange” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,265. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,265
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bordure de quelque fil que ce soit, d’où pendent des effilés et dont on se sert pour orner les vêtements, les meubles, les draperies, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frange · frange · French

frange · rank #14,265 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,265
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH foutue

Nearest frequency peer: foutue (-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 « frange »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « frange » 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).

frange vs frank
67% similar
frange vs Franz
50% similar
frange vs frêne
67% similar

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

Key facts for frange
PropertyValue
Headwordfrange
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁɑ̃ʒ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,265
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « frange »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).frangese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « foutue » (#14,264), « Franz » (#14,266), « fontaines » (#14,263). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « frange » est au #14,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around frange (IPA \fʁɑ̃ʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,265 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for frange, with forms such as "farnge", "ffrange", and "fragne". 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, "frank", "Franz", "frêne", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is frange, spelled F-R-A-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bordure de quelque fil que ce soit, d’où pendent des effilés et dont on se sert pour orner les vêtements, les meubles, les draperies, etc.
  2. 2
    Bordure de passementerie, broderie, nœuds ou simplement effilochée décorative utilisée pour orner les drapeaux, pavillons…
  3. 3
    Bordure, bord.
  4. 4
    Ligne alternativement brillante ou obscure dans le cas où les ondulations lumineuses se contrarient.
  5. 5
    Cheveux retombant sur le front.
  6. 6
    Minorité ensemble de personnes plus ou moins marginalisé d’une collectivité, d’un mouvement, marge, périphérie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À la bride et au mors arabe on ajoute, aux grandes occasions, une large bande frontale ornée de franges et un gros gland pendant au cou du cheval.
  2. Christine, sur ta veste en jean, y'a des têtes de mort, une frange en soie.

This word in other languages

fringe(English)orla(Español)Franse(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • farnge
  • ffrange
  • fragne
  • franeg
  • frangge
  • frannge
  • frnage
  • frrange
  • rfange

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

farnge2ffrange1fragne2franeg2frangge1frannge1frnage2frrange1
Edit distance from "frange"

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 "frange"?
"frange" is spelled F-R-A-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɑ̃ʒ\.
What does "frange" mean?
As a noun, "frange" means: Bordure de quelque fil que ce soit, d’où pendent des effilés et dont on se sert pour orner les vêtements, les meubles, les draperies, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "frange"?
"frange" is commonly confused with "frank", "Franz", "frêne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frange"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frange" is \fʁɑ̃ʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frange" come from?
"frange" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "frange", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

foutue#14,264glacée#14,272jouais#14,296jugées#14,297

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

inertie9 variantsJeffrey9 variantslégaux9 variantscerner9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list