frelaté

adj

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The verdict

“frelaté” is uncommon French (frequency #80,233 among 137,178 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,233
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Corrompu, dénaturé en parlant d’une boisson ou d’un aliment, notamment par l’ajout de produits de mauvaise qualité.

Key facts for frelaté
PropertyValue
Headwordfrelaté
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,233
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “frelaté” 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). frelaté lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

frelaté is uncommon French at frequency #80,233 among 137,178 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for frelaté in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is frelaté, spelled F-R-E-L-A-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Corrompu, dénaturé en parlant d’une boisson ou d’un aliment, notamment par l’ajout de produits de mauvaise qualité.
  2. 2
    Faussé, biaisé.

This word in other languages

adulterated(English)adulterado(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 "frelaté"?
"frelaté" is spelled F-R-E-L-A-T-É.
What does "frelaté" mean?
As an adjective, "frelaté" means: Corrompu, dénaturé en parlant d’une boisson ou d’un aliment, notamment par l’ajout de produits de mauvaise qualité.
What language does "frelaté" come from?
"frelaté" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “frelaté”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-R-E-L-A-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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