French kiss

\ˌfɹɛntʃ ˈkɪs\

/\ˌfɹɛntʃ ˈkɪs\/ noun

The verdict

“French kiss” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Baiser utilisant la langue, baiser florentin, baiser colombin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-french-kiss · French kiss · French

French kiss · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for French kiss
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrench kiss
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˌfɹɛntʃ ˈkɪs\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « French kiss » en français

French kissreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

French kiss is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˌfɹɛntʃ ˈkɪs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Baiser utilisant la langue, baiser florentin, baiser colombin.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for French kiss, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is French kiss, spelled F-R-E-N-C-H- -K-I-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Baiser utilisant la langue, baiser florentin, baiser colombin.

Synonyms

soul kiss

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "French kiss"?
"French kiss" is spelled F-R-E-N-C-H- -K-I-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌfɹɛntʃ ˈkɪs\.
What does "French kiss" mean?
As a noun, "French kiss" means: Baiser utilisant la langue, baiser florentin, baiser colombin.
How do you pronounce "French kiss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "French kiss" is \ˌfɹɛntʃ ˈkɪs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "French kiss" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list