frappoir
\fʁa.pwaʁ\
The verdict
“frappoir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Heurtoir de porte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-frappoir · frappoir · French
frappoir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | frappoir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fʁa.pwaʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « frappoir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
frappoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fʁa.pwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Heurtoir de porte.".
frappoir has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is frappoir, spelled F-R-A-P-P-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Heurtoir de porte.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how frappoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’accablant soleil du dehors m’attirait, et à peine d’ailleurs était-on installé là, en cercle, qu’on entendait « Pan ! pan ! » à la porte de la rue : les petits Peyral, qui venaient me chercher, et qui secouaient tous trois le vieux frappoir de fer, chauffé à brûler les doigts.
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.