frequin
\fʁə.kɛ̃\
The verdict
“frequin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de futaille qui servait à entonner les sucres, les sirops et les autres marchandises (beurre, savon, harengs, ale, bière, saumure, saindoux, chandelle) sujettes à couler, et qui pèse plus de ...
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Index FR-frequin · frequin · French
frequin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | frequin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fʁə.kɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
frequin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fʁə.kɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for frequin, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is frequin, spelled F-R-E-Q-U-I-N.
Definition
- 1Sorte de futaille qui servait à entonner les sucres, les sirops et les autres marchandises (beurre, savon, harengs, ale, bière, saumure, saindoux, chandelle) sujettes à couler, et qui pèse plus de 25 kg.
- 2Variété de pomme dont on se sert pour faire du cidre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frequin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Des vergues coupées par les rochers, du filin, des poulies, des ferrures de gouvernail, des pièces vides, la cloche du navire, la lettre B en cuivre de son nom , un bucaut de biscuit et un frequin de beurre, sont les principaux objets recueillis
[…] quatre-vingt dix-neuf planches, trois bariques d’oignons, trois barils de pommes qui se trouvent gâtées, trente petits barils de sindoux, quinze frequins de beurre, quinze petis barils de poids (six), deux barils de fromage, et deux de jambon
This word in other languages
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.