fréquenter

\fʁe.kɑ̃.te\

/\fʁe.kɑ̃.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“fréquenter” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,386. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,386
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aller fréquemment dans un lieu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frequenter · fréquenter · French

fréquenter · rank #12,386 · 16 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,386
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH FNAC

Nearest frequency peer: FNAC (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « fréquenter »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « fréquenter » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fréquenter vs fréquents
80% similar
fréquenter vs fréquentes
90% similar
fréquenter vs fréquence
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fréquenter
PropertyValue
Headwordfréquenter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fʁe.kɑ̃.te\
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,386
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fréquenter »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fréquenterse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « FNAC » (#12,385), « Graham » (#12,387), « filiales » (#12,384). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fréquenter » est au #12,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around fréquenter (IPA \fʁe.kɑ̃.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,386 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for fréquenter, with forms such as "ffréquenter", "frequenter", and "frqéuenter". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "fréquents", "fréquentes", "fréquence", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fréquenter, spelled F-R-É-Q-U-E-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aller fréquemment dans un lieu.
  2. 2
    Hanter ; avoir un commerce habituel ou des relations suivies ; voir souvent.
  3. 3
    Avoir des relations sentimentales ou amoureuses.
  4. 4
    Aller à l’école.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fréquenter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les environs de la rivière étaient peu fréquentés par les animaux à fourrure, mais les oiseaux y abondaient.
  2. L'homme était exquis. Il bibelotait. Il fréquentait la salle Drouot, y achetait du mobilier, de la peinture, des livres rares.

This word in other languages

frequent(English)frecuentar(Español)frequentieren(Deutsch)freqüentar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffréquenter
  • frequenter
  • frqéuenter
  • frréquenter
  • fréqeunter
  • fréqquenter
  • fréquenetr
  • fréquennter
  • fréquenterr
  • fréquentre
  • fréquentter
  • fréquetner
  • fréquneter
  • fréuqenter
  • férquenter
  • rféquenter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fréquenter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffréquenter1frequenter1frqéuenter2frréquenter1fréqeunter2fréqquenter1fréquenetr2fréquennter1
Edit distance from "fréquenter"

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 "fréquenter"?
"fréquenter" is spelled F-R-É-Q-U-E-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁe.kɑ̃.te\.
What does "fréquenter" mean?
As a verb, "fréquenter" means: Aller fréquemment dans un lieu.
What words are commonly confused with "fréquenter"?
"fréquenter" is commonly confused with "fréquents", "fréquentes", "fréquence". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fréquenter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fréquenter" is \fʁe.kɑ̃.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fréquenter" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fréquenter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Constantin16 variantsplacements16 variantspoursuivant16 variantsrespectant16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list