frank

\fʁɑ̃\

/\fʁɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“frank” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,334
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de franc, au sens de « relatif aux Francs ».

Corpus desk

Index FR-frank · frank · French

frank · rank #3,334 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,334
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fondateur

Nearest frequency peer: fondateur (-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 « frank »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « frank » 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).

frank vs funk
60% similar
frank vs Frau
40% similar
frank vs front
60% similar

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

Key facts for frank
PropertyValue
Headwordfrank
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fʁɑ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,334
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « frank »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.frankse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fondateur » (#3,333), « future » (#3,335), « fermeture » (#3,332). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « frank » est au #3,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around frank (IPA \fʁɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,334 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Variante de franc, au sens de « relatif aux Francs ».".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for frank, with forms such as "farnk", "ffrank", and "frakn". 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, "funk", "Frau", "front", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is frank, spelled F-R-A-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de franc, au sens de « relatif aux Francs ».

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il […] présidait les grandes assemblées de la nation franke, suivies de ces festins traditionnels parmi la race teutonique.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • farnk
  • ffrank
  • frakn
  • frankk
  • frannk
  • frnak
  • frrank
  • rfank

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frank - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

farnk2ffrank1frakn2frankk1frannk1frnak2frrank1rfank2
Edit distance from "frank"

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 "frank"?
"frank" is spelled F-R-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɑ̃\.
What does "frank" mean?
As an adjective, "frank" means: Variante de franc, au sens de « relatif aux Francs ».
What words are commonly confused with "frank"?
"frank" is commonly confused with "funk", "Frau", "front". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frank" is \fʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frank" come from?
"frank" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fallu#3,331major#3,340mines#3,341drame#3,326

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

future8 variantsindice8 variantspierres8 variantsappelée8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list