frisant

\fʁi.zɑ̃\

/\fʁi.zɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“frisant” is uncommon French (frequency #85,737 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,737
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui effleure presque à l’horizontale un obstacle, en parlant d’un rayon lumineux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frisant · frisant · French

frisant · rank #85,737 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,737
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH frileuses

Nearest frequency peer: frileuses (-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 « frisant »

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 « frisant » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for frisant
PropertyValue
Headwordfrisant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fʁi.zɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,737
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « frisant » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).frisanttombe 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: « frileuses » (#85,736), « frottée » (#85,738), « Fredy » (#85,735). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « frisant » est au #85,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frisant is uncommon French at frequency #85,737 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fʁi.zɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for frisant in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is frisant, spelled F-R-I-S-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui effleure presque à l’horizontale un obstacle, en parlant d’un rayon lumineux.
  2. 2
    Qui frise, en parlant d’une barbe.
  3. 3
    Qui permet de friser les cheveux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Alors une lueur frisante arrivait de l’horizon ; un reflet traînant, faisant paraître plus sombre le dôme de ce ciel, se répandait sur les crêtes blanches agitées.
  2. Les toits, les flaques de boue, les vitres des lucarnes et des fenêtres étincelaient, tout éclaboussés de clartés frisantes, dans le rayonnement du jour triomphal.

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 "frisant"?
"frisant" is spelled F-R-I-S-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁi.zɑ̃\.
What does "frisant" mean?
As an adjective, "frisant" means: Qui effleure presque à l’horizontale un obstacle, en parlant d’un rayon lumineux.
How do you pronounce "frisant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frisant" is \fʁi.zɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frisant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

frottée#85,738gardeur#85,747fidelis#85,720Goodall#85,762

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list