frennemi
\fʁɛ.nə.mi\
The verdict
“frennemi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui à la fois ami et ennemi de quelqu’un d’autre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-frennemi · frennemi · French
frennemi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | frennemi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fʁɛ.nə.mi\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
frennemi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fʁɛ.nə.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui à la fois ami et ennemi de quelqu’un d’autre.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for frennemi, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is frennemi, spelled F-R-E-N-N-E-M-I.
Definition
- 1Celui à la fois ami et ennemi de quelqu’un d’autre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frennemi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ensuite quand votre frennemi est trop occupé à chasser la corruption, ne plus avoir de président et d'essayer d'élire quelqu'un rapidement
Pendant ce temps, ses proches aussi ont des choses à lui raconter. Carolyn jongle entre ses tâches de super maman et de super-working-woman, tandis que Diane et Todd ont affaire à de nouveaux challenges. On retrouvera aussi le frennemi juré de notre antihéros, le beaucoup trop joyeux Mr. Peanutbutter, qui comprend qu’il est peut-être dépressif.
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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.