fréquents

\fʁe.kɑ̃\

/\fʁe.kɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“fréquents” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,709. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,709
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de fréquent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frequents · fréquents · French

fréquents · rank #10,709 · 15 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,709
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH freins

Nearest frequency peer: freins (-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 « fréquents »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fréquents » 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).

fréquents vs fréquence
78% similar
fréquents vs fréquente
89% similar
fréquents vs fréquentes
90% similar

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

Key facts for fréquents
PropertyValue
Headwordfréquents
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fʁe.kɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,709
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fréquents »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « freins » (#10,708), « frappée » (#10,707), « garnison » (#10,711). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fréquents » est au #10,709. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around fréquents (IPA \fʁe.kɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,709 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de fréquent.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for fréquents, with forms such as "ffréquents", "frequents", and "frqéuents". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "fréquence", "fréquente", "fréquentes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 fréquents, spelled F-R-É-Q-U-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de fréquent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Vous pouvez donc utiliser cette particularité pour préprogrammer des accès directs aux réglages les plus fréquents.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffréquents
  • frequents
  • frqéuents
  • frréquents
  • fréqeunts
  • fréqquents
  • fréquennts
  • fréquenst
  • fréquentss
  • fréquentts
  • fréquetns
  • fréqunets
  • fréuqents
  • férquents
  • rféquents

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffréquents1frequents1frqéuents2frréquents1fréqeunts2fréqquents1fréquennts1fréquenst2
Edit distance from "fréquents"

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 "fréquents"?
"fréquents" is spelled F-R-É-Q-U-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁe.kɑ̃\.
What does "fréquents" mean?
As an adjective, "fréquents" means: Masculin pluriel de fréquent.
What words are commonly confused with "fréquents"?
"fréquents" is commonly confused with "fréquence", "fréquente", "fréquentes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fréquents"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fréquents" is \fʁe.kɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fréquents" come from?
"fréquents" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entourent#10,699inquiètes#10,724dimanches#10,687dictateur#10,685

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

contourner15 variantsmilliardaire15 variantsmusulmanes15 variantscomposante15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list