frapper

\fʁa.pe\

/\fʁa.pe\/ verb

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The verdict

“frapper” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,757 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#3,757
frequency rank, French
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Donner un ou plusieurs coups à quelqu’un, à quelque chose.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

frapper vs fraser
71% similar
frapper vs frayer
71% similar
frapper vs frappes
86% similar

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

Key facts for frapper
PropertyValue
Headwordfrapper
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fʁa.pe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,757
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “frapper” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). frapper lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for frapper is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fʁa.pe\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,757 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for frapper, with forms such as "farpper", "ffrapper", and "frapepr". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "fraser", "frayer", "frappes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 frapper, spelled F-R-A-P-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Donner un ou plusieurs coups à quelqu’un, à quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Donner des coups à une porte pour signaler sa présence et se faire ouvrir.
  3. 3
    Donner une empreinte à quelque chose, au moyen d’une matrice ou autrement.
  4. 4
    Battre de la monnaie physique, des espèces.
  5. 5
    Se diriger vers, tomber sur, en parlant de la lumière
  6. 6
    Faire de l’impression sur les sens, sur l’esprit, sur l’âme.
  7. 7
    Faire périr, exterminer, ou affliger par quelque grand malheur, par une calamité.
  8. 8
    Être établi, assigné sur.
  9. 9
    Rafraîchir ; rendre extrêmement frais par le moyen de la glace.
  10. 10
    Se donner des coups à soi-même.
  11. 11
    Avoir des pensées négatives, se faire du souci.
  12. 12
    Fixer, attacher avec un nœud.
  13. 13
    Escroquer.

Synonyms

tapercognerheurterpercutertoquertambourinervarger

This word in other languages

strike(English)golpear(Español)schlagen(Deutsch)bater(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: farpper,ffrapper,frapepr,fraper,frapperr,frappre,frpaper,frrapper,rfapper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

farpper2ffrapper1frapepr2fraper1frapperr1frappre2frpaper2frrapper1
Edit distance from "frapper"

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 "frapper"?
"frapper" is spelled F-R-A-P-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁa.pe\.
What does "frapper" mean?
As a verb, "frapper" means: Donner un ou plusieurs coups à quelqu’un, à quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "frapper"?
"frapper" is commonly confused with "fraser", "frayer", "frappes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frapper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frapper" is \fʁa.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frapper" come from?
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Using “frapper”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-R-A-P-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fʁa.pe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “fraser” - see the side-by-side comparison. frapper vs fraser
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list