Frankfurt am Main
\fraŋk.fʊʁt.am.maɪ̯n\
The verdict
“Frankfurt am Main” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Francfort, Francfort-sur-le-Main.
Corpus desk
Index FR-frankfurt-am-main · Frankfurt am Main · French
Frankfurt am Main · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Frankfurt am Main |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \fraŋk.fʊʁt.am.maɪ̯n\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Frankfurt am Main » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Frankfurt am Main is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \fraŋk.fʊʁt.am.maɪ̯n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Francfort, Francfort-sur-le-Main.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Frankfurt am Main, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Frankfurt am Main, spelled F-R-A-N-K-F-U-R-T- -A-M- -M-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Francfort, Francfort-sur-le-Main.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Frankfurt am Main appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frankfurt am Main ist die Metropole im Rhein-Main-Gebiet.
Gegenwärtig läuft ein Gerichtsverfahren in Frankfurt am Main gegen die Verantwortlichen des WM-Organisationskomitees, der «‹Sommermärchen›-Prozess», es geht um den Vorwurf der Steuerhinterziehung; der Verdacht, die WM 2006 sei gekauft worden, ist zudem nie entkräftet worden.
Synonyms
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.