frère jumeau
\fʁɛʁ ʒy.mo\
The verdict
“frère jumeau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - → voir jumeau
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frère jumeau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fʁɛʁ ʒy.mo\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “frère jumeau” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
frère jumeau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fʁɛʁ ʒy.mo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "→ voir jumeau".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for frère jumeau, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is frère jumeau, spelled F-R-È-R-E- -J-U-M-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1→ voir jumeau
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.
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Using “frère jumeau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-R-È-R-E- -J-U-M-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fʁɛʁ ʒy.mo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.