fredonner

\fʁə.dɔ.ne\

/\fʁə.dɔ.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“fredonner” is uncommon French (frequency #65,168 among 137,178 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,168
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire des fredons.

Key facts for fredonner
PropertyValue
Headwordfredonner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fʁə.dɔ.ne\
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,168
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fredonner” 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). fredonner lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

fredonner is uncommon French at frequency #65,168 among 137,178 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \fʁə.dɔ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

fredonner doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is fredonner, spelled F-R-E-D-O-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire des fredons.
  2. 2
    Chanter entre ses dents, sans articuler d’une manière distincte et sans y apporter d’attention.
  3. 3
    Chanter entre ses dents.
  4. 4
    Chanter, en parlant de la fauvette.

This word in other languages

hum(English)tararear(Español)

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 "fredonner"?
"fredonner" is spelled F-R-E-D-O-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁə.dɔ.ne\.
What does "fredonner" mean?
As a verb, "fredonner" means: Faire des fredons.
How do you pronounce "fredonner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fredonner" is \fʁə.dɔ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fredonner" come from?
"fredonner" 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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Using “fredonner”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-R-E-D-O-N-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fʁə.dɔ.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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