friper
\fʁi.pe\
The verdict
“friper” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chiffonner ; défraîchir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-friper · friper · French
friper · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | friper |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fʁi.pe\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « friper » en français
Rare enough to double-check
friper is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fʁi.pe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
friper doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is friper, spelled F-R-I-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1Chiffonner ; défraîchir.
- 2Dissiper en de folles ou vilaines dépenses.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how friper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au bord du lit, négligemment jetées, des pièces d’étoffes fripaient dans leurs plis des reflets de lumière.
Après avoir rajusté sa cravate, son gilet et son habit que le fuyard, en l’étreignant, avait fortement fripés, il s'empressa de regagner le corridor des premières.
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.