frappes

\fʁap\

/\fʁap\/ noun

The verdict

“frappes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,663. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,663
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de frappe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frappes · frappes · French

frappes · rank #9,663 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,663
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fm

Nearest frequency peer: fm (-2 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 « frappes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « frappes » 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).

frappes vs fraudes
71% similar
frappes vs frappez
86% similar
frappes vs frappeur
75% similar

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

Key facts for frappes
PropertyValue
Headwordfrappes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁap\
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,663
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « frappes »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).frappesse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fm » (#9,661), « fusée » (#9,665), « fermées » (#9,660). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « frappes » est au #9,663. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around frappes (IPA \fʁap\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,663 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de frappe.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for frappes, with forms such as "farppes", "ffrappes", and "frapeps". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "fraudes", "frappez", "frappeur", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is frappes, spelled F-R-A-P-P-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de frappe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La finesse de coup franc de Lionel Messi à la demi-heure de jeu face à Nice, samedi, a rappelé aux plus anciens les frappes tout en finesse de Maradona, Platini, Zico ; par opposition aux canonniers modernes que sont Juninho et Cristiano Ronaldo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • farppes
  • ffrappes
  • frapeps
  • frapes
  • frappess
  • frappse
  • frpapes
  • frrappes
  • rfappes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

farppes2ffrappes1frapeps2frapes1frappess1frappse2frpapes2frrappes1
Edit distance from "frappes"

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 "frappes"?
"frappes" is spelled F-R-A-P-P-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁap\.
What does "frappes" mean?
As a noun, "frappes" means: Pluriel de frappe.
What words are commonly confused with "frappes"?
"frappes" is commonly confused with "fraudes", "frappez", "frappeur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frappes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frappes" is \fʁap\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frappes" come from?
"frappes" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list