frime

\fʁim\

/\fʁim\/ noun

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The verdict

“frime” is uncommon French (frequency #56,607 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,607
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Semblant, feinte, mine que l’on fait de quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frime · frime · French

frime · rank #56,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,607
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH Frenchies

Nearest frequency peer: Frenchies (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « frime »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « frime » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for frime
PropertyValue
Headwordfrime
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁim\
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,607
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « frime » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).frimetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Frenchies » (#56,606), « fringant » (#56,608), « fougueuse » (#56,605). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « frime » est au #56,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frime is uncommon French at frequency #56,607 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \fʁim\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for frime in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is frime, spelled F-R-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Semblant, feinte, mine que l’on fait de quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Tentative de se mettre en valeur par son apparence ou ses vaines paroles.
  3. 3
    Visage, gueule.
  4. 4
    Figuration ; ensemble des figurants.
  5. 5
    Carte qui peut prendre à certains jeux n’importe quelle valeur, selon la volonté de celui qui la détient.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce n’est que pour la frime.
  2. C’est une frime.

Synonyms

blaguecomédiefeintefumisteriegrimacesimagréessimulacresimulationsingeriesjoker

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 "frime"?
"frime" is spelled F-R-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁim\.
What does "frime" mean?
As a noun, "frime" means: Semblant, feinte, mine que l’on fait de quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "frime"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frime" is \fʁim\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frime" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Guedj#56,632Gueye#56,633HATVP#56,641Hawke#56,643

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list