Frankfurter

\ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁtɐ\

/\ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁtɐ\/ adj

The verdict

“Frankfurter” is uncommon French (frequency #55,297 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,297
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à la ville de Francfort.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frankfurter · Frankfurter · French

Frankfurter · rank #55,297 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,297
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH Franprix

Nearest frequency peer: Franprix (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Frankfurter »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Frankfurter » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Frankfurter
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrankfurter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁtɐ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,297
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Frankfurter » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Frankfurtertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Franprix » (#55,298), « fossette » (#55,295), « fortunées » (#55,294). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « Frankfurter » est au #55,297. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Frankfurter is uncommon French at frequency #55,297 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁtɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à la ville de Francfort.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Frankfurter, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Frankfurter, spelled F-R-A-N-K-F-U-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à la ville de Francfort.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Victor Lenzen hat Politik, Geschichte und Journalismus studiert und danach ein Volontariat bei einer Frankfurter Tageszeitung absolviert. Er wechselte nach München, er stieg schnell auf, wurde Redaktionsleiter einer Münchener Tageszeitung. Dann ging er ins Ausland.
  2. Das, was die Verschwörer um den Frankfurter Immobilienunternehmer Heinrich XIII. Prinz Reuß planten, hätte der größte Terroranschlag in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik werden können: ein Sturm auf den Bundestag während laufender Sitzung, durch kampferprobte, hochgerüstete Militärs in schusssicheren Westen.

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 "Frankfurter"?
"Frankfurter" is spelled F-R-A-N-K-F-U-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁtɐ\.
What does "Frankfurter" mean?
As an adjective, "Frankfurter" means: Relatif à la ville de Francfort.
How do you pronounce "Frankfurter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frankfurter" is \ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁtɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list