Frédérique

\fʁe.de.ʁik\

/\fʁe.de.ʁik\/ name

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The verdict

“Frédérique” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,022. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,022
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frederique · Frédérique · French

Frédérique · rank #21,022 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,022
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH FPS

Nearest frequency peer: FPS (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Frédérique »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Frédérique » 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).

Frédérique vs frénétique
70% similar
Frédérique vs féerique
60% similar
Frédérique vs frédéric
60% similar

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

Key facts for Frédérique
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrédérique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\fʁe.de.ʁik\
Letters10
Frequency rank#21,022
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Frédérique »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Frédériquese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « FPS » (#21,021), « Gallagher » (#21,023), « fournira » (#21,020). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « Frédérique » est au #21,022. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Frédérique (IPA \fʁe.de.ʁik\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,022 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Frédérique, with forms such as "ffrédérique", "frdéérique", and "frederique". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "frénétique", "féerique", "frédéric", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Frédérique, spelled F-R-É-D-É-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin.
  2. 2
    Prénom masculin (variante orthographique peu courante de Frédéric).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. « En tant que policiers, ils sont là pour interpeller. En tant qu’association, nous sommes présents pour une prise en charge globale de la victime », rappelle Frédérique Martz, co-fondatrice et Directrice Générale de Women Safe & Children.
  2. La spécialiste de l’évolution climatique et de son histoire dans la littérature Frédérique Rémy reprend et poursuit un de ses thèmes de prédilection : la lutte de femmes, en particulier celles du rude milieu marin.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrédérique
  • frdéérique
  • frederique
  • frrédérique
  • fréddérique
  • frédréique
  • frédéirque
  • frédériqeu
  • frédériqque
  • frédériuqe
  • frédérqiue
  • frédérrique
  • fréédrique
  • férdérique
  • rfédérique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Frédérique - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffrédérique1frdéérique2frederique2frrédérique1fréddérique1frédréique2frédéirque2frédériqeu2
Edit distance from "Frédérique"

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 "Frédérique"?
"Frédérique" is spelled F-R-É-D-É-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁe.de.ʁik\.
What does "Frédérique" mean?
As a proper noun, "Frédérique" means: Prénom féminin.
What words are commonly confused with "Frédérique"?
"Frédérique" is commonly confused with "frénétique", "féerique", "frédéric". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Frédérique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frédérique" is \fʁe.de.ʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Frédérique" come from?
"Frédérique" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list