frisson

\fʁi.sɔ̃\

/\fʁi.sɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“frisson” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,489
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tremblement causé par le froid ou la fièvre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frisson · frisson · French

frisson · rank #18,489 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,489
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH forges

Nearest frequency peer: forges (-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 « frisson »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « frisson » 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).

frisson vs frissons
88% similar
frisson vs fiston
71% similar
frisson vs foison
71% similar

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

Key facts for frisson
PropertyValue
Headwordfrisson
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁi.sɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,489
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « frisson »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).frissonse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « forges » (#18,488), « fritz » (#18,490), « fluidité » (#18,487). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « frisson » est au #18,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around frisson (IPA \fʁi.sɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,489 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for frisson, with forms such as "ffrisson", "firsson", and "frison". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "frissons", "fiston", "foison", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is frisson, spelled F-R-I-S-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tremblement causé par le froid ou la fièvre.
  2. 2
    Saisissement qui naît de la peur, de la répulsion, de l’horreur, ou au contraire de l’admiration, de l’enthousiasme.
  3. 3
    Sensation d’émotions légères et même agréables.
  4. 4
    Léger tremblement, frémissement d'une chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vers onze heures, le malade fait 39 degrés avec violent frisson durant vingt minutes environ, avec céphalée violente et sudation abondante.
  2. "Les sept ou huit premiers jours, nous avions tous des symptômes normaux de la COVID-19, de la fièvre, des douleurs musculaires, des frissons...", raconte-t-il.

This word in other languages

shiver(English)escalofrío(Español)Schauder(Deutsch)tremor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrisson
  • firsson
  • frison
  • frisosn
  • frissno
  • frissonn
  • frrisson
  • frsison
  • rfisson

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frisson - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffrisson1firsson2frison1frisosn2frissno2frissonn1frrisson1frsison2
Edit distance from "frisson"

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 "frisson"?
"frisson" is spelled F-R-I-S-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁi.sɔ̃\.
What does "frisson" mean?
As a noun, "frisson" means: Tremblement causé par le froid ou la fièvre.
What words are commonly confused with "frisson"?
"frisson" is commonly confused with "frissons", "fiston", "foison". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frisson"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frisson" is \fʁi.sɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frisson" come from?
"frisson" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gradins#18,496extreme#18,481entende#18,475Edwards#18,471

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

forges9 variantsfronde9 variantsGandhi9 variantsfestin9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list