franglais
\fʁɑ̃.ɡlɛ\
The verdict
“franglais” is uncommon French (frequency #63,770 among 137,178 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,770
- frequency rank, French
- 137,178
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Façon de parler qui consiste à mélanger le français et l’anglais, ou plus généralement à introduire un nombre perçu comme excessif de mots anglais dans son vocabulaire français.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | franglais |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fʁɑ̃.ɡlɛ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #63,770 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “franglais” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
franglais is uncommon French at frequency #63,770 among 137,178 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \fʁɑ̃.ɡlɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Façon de parler qui consiste à mélanger le français et l’anglais, ou plus généralement à introduire un nombre perçu comme excessif de mots anglais dans son vocabulaire français.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for franglais, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is franglais, spelled F-R-A-N-G-L-A-I-S.
Definition
- 1Façon de parler qui consiste à mélanger le français et l’anglais, ou plus généralement à introduire un nombre perçu comme excessif de mots anglais dans son vocabulaire français.
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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.
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Using “franglais”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-R-A-N-G-L-A-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fʁɑ̃.ɡlɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.