frequent
\fʁeˈkvɛnt\
The verdict
“frequent” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Fréquent : courant, souvent utilisé, se produisant souvent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-frequent · frequent · French
frequent · 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 | frequent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fʁeˈkvɛnt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « frequent » en français
Rare enough to double-check
frequent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fʁeˈkvɛnt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for frequent in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is frequent, spelled F-R-E-Q-U-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Fréquent : courant, souvent utilisé, se produisant souvent.
- 2Fréquent, accéléré : pour un phénomène périodique, notamment le pouls et la respiration.
- 3Fréquenté, ayant beaucoup de passage, de visiteurs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frequent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Schülerinnen und Schüler können kurze, einfache Texte lesen und verstehen, die einen sehr frequenten Wortschatz und einen gewissen Anteil international bekannter Wörter enthalten (A2.1).
Die Herzmassage bei Kindern und Säuglingen unterscheidet sich von der bei Erwachsenen in der Frequenz und in der Druckkraft auf den Brustkorb. Je jünger das Kind ist, desto höher muß die Frequenz der Herzmassage sein. Bei Säuglingen 100 bis 120, bei Kleinkindern 80 bis 100 Kompressionen pro Minute. Entsprechend wird die Beatmung auch frequenter, jedoch da…
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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.