frasque
\fʁask\
The verdict
“frasque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action extravagante, imprévue, soudain écart de conduite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-frasque · frasque · French
frasque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | frasque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fʁask\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « frasque » en français
Rare enough to double-check
frasque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fʁask\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action extravagante, imprévue, soudain écart de conduite.".
frasque has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is frasque, spelled F-R-A-S-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Action extravagante, imprévue, soudain écart de conduite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frasque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On se pardonne, lui dirent-ils, ces petites frasques entre parents, sans quoi il faudrait passer sa vie dans d’éternelles querelles.
Cette simple réflexion vous expliquera pourquoi il me fut impossible d’aimer longtemps la Checchina, et comment il me fut impossible aussi de ne pas l’estimer toujours, en dépit de ses frasques insolentes et de son ambition démesurée.
This word in other languages
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.