frimeur
\fʁi.mœʁ\
The verdict
“frimeur” 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) - Personne qui frime ou qui crâne ; prétentieux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-frimeur · frimeur · French
frimeur · 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 | frimeur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fʁi.mœʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
frimeur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fʁi.mœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne qui frime ou qui crâne ; prétentieux.".
No misspelling variants are generated for frimeur in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is frimeur, spelled F-R-I-M-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Personne qui frime ou qui crâne ; prétentieux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frimeur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les m'as-tu-vu se recrutent dans toutes les classes. Inconnus on les appelle des frimeurs. Connus ils portent le nom de vedettes. La démarche des frimeurs vise essentiellement à accéder au vedettariat. […]. Pour être pris en considération le frimeur recourt aux signes extérieurs ambulatoires comme l'automobile et aux signes extérieurs fixes comme la maiso…
Suivirent des frimeuses téléphonant, des cadres sportifs, des exhibeurs de pectoraux, des enfants aux sourcils froncés d'inquiétude que leurs pères tenaient par la main, […].
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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.