fresque

\fʁɛsk\

/\fʁɛsk\/ noun

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The verdict

“fresque” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,388. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,388
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manière de peindre avec des couleurs détrempées dans l’eau sur un mur, une surface de maçonnerie spécialement préparée à cet effet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fresque · fresque · French

fresque · rank #15,388 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,388
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH frontale

Nearest frequency peer: frontale (+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 « fresque »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fresque » 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).

fresque vs fresques
88% similar
fresque vs flasque
71% similar
fresque vs Franque
57% similar

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

Key facts for fresque
PropertyValue
Headwordfresque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁɛsk\
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,388
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fresque »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).fresquese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « frontale » (#15,389), « fraîchement » (#15,386), « fumeur » (#15,390). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fresque » est au #15,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fresque (IPA \fʁɛsk\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,388 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fresque, with forms such as "fersque", "ffresque", and "freqsue". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "fresques", "flasque", "Franque", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fresque, spelled F-R-E-S-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manière de peindre avec des couleurs détrempées dans l’eau sur un mur, une surface de maçonnerie spécialement préparée à cet effet.
  2. 2
    Toute peinture exécutée par ce procédé.
  3. 3
    Suite d'œuvres consacrées à un même sujet.
  4. 4
    Se dit d’une composition d’ensemble, présentant le tableau d’une époque, d’une société.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Peindre à fresques.
  2. Peinture à fresque.

This word in other languages

fresco(English)fresco(Español)Fresko(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fersque
  • ffresque
  • freqsue
  • fresqeu
  • fresqque
  • fressque
  • fresuqe
  • frresque
  • frseque
  • rfesque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fersque2ffresque1freqsue2fresqeu2fresqque1fressque1fresuqe2frresque1
Edit distance from "fresque"

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 "fresque"?
"fresque" is spelled F-R-E-S-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɛsk\.
What does "fresque" mean?
As a noun, "fresque" means: Manière de peindre avec des couleurs détrempées dans l’eau sur un mur, une surface de maçonnerie spécialement préparée à cet effet.
What words are commonly confused with "fresque"?
"fresque" is commonly confused with "fresques", "flasque", "Franque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fresque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fresque" is \fʁɛsk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fresque" come from?
"fresque" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gallois#15,392hilaire#15,401escrime#15,372ignoble#15,408

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

exotique10 variantsEuropean10 variantsdéchet10 variantsJérémie10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list