fric

\fʁik\

/\fʁik\/ noun

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The verdict

“fric” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,830
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Argent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fric · fric · French

fric · rank #6,830 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,830
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fréquente

Nearest frequency peer: fréquente (+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 « fric »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fric » 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).

fric vs fui
50% similar
fric vs fry
50% similar
fric vs frs
50% similar

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

Key facts for fric
PropertyValue
Headwordfric
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁik\
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,830
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fric »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fricse 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 « fréquente » (#6,831), « flèche » (#6,828), « glisser » (#6,832). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fric » est au #6,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around fric (IPA \fʁik\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,830 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Argent.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for fric, with forms such as "ffric", "firc", and "frci". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fui", "fry", "frs", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fric, spelled F-R-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Argent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fernand « sortit son fric », laissa vingt sous de pourboire puis, ayant bu, il se dressa et dit: […].
  2. Fair du fric! Toujours cet argument sordide! le pire de tous! Faire du fric!!! Ce qui ne devrait être qu'un moyen (qui remplace le troc), est devenu un but suprême à atteindre!

This word in other languages

dough(English)pasta(Español)Finanzen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffric
  • firc
  • frci
  • fricc
  • frric
  • rfic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fric - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffric1firc2frci2fricc1frric1rfic2
Edit distance from "fric"

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 "fric"?
"fric" is spelled F-R-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁik\.
What does "fric" mean?
As a noun, "fric" means: Argent.
What words are commonly confused with "fric"?
"fric" is commonly confused with "fui", "fry", "frs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fric"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fric" is \fʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fric" come from?
"fric" 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 "fric", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lent#6,840maïs#6,849more#6,852Oise#6,859

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

flamme6 variantslinge6 variantsotage6 variantschic6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list