frite

\fʁit\

/\fʁit\/ noun

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The verdict

“frite” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,558. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,558
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pomme de terre coupée en bâtonnets et frite dans l’huile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frite · frite · French

frite · rank #23,558 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,558
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fragmentation

Nearest frequency peer: fragmentation (-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 « frite »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « frite » 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).

frite vs fuit
60% similar
frite vs fuite
80% similar
frite vs fruit
60% similar

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

Key facts for frite
PropertyValue
Headwordfrite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁit\
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,558
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « frite »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fritese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fragmentation » (#23,557), « frôle » (#23,559), « followers » (#23,556). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « frite » est au #23,558. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around frite (IPA \fʁit\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,558 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for frite, with forms such as "ffrite", "firte", and "friet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fuit", "fuite", "fruit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented 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 frite, spelled F-R-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pomme de terre coupée en bâtonnets et frite dans l’huile.
  2. 2
    Long cylindre en mousse colorée, qui sert notamment à l’apprentissage de la nage dans une piscine.
  3. 3
    Visage, figure, tête.
  4. 4
    Coup rapide donné de haut en bas avec le dos de la main sur les fesses de quelqu’un.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. De quand dater la naissance de la frite, et qui peut revendiquer la paternité de cette croustillante invention ?
  2. La fête foraine (ducasse) est arrivée. Les barakis ont installé les carrousels, les manèges d’autos-tamponneuses, les loteries, les baraques à frites. On mangera ces dernières — les frites, pas les baraques — bien grasses, bien charnues, façon Jacques Brel chez Eugène, avec les doigts, à même le cornet en papier.

Synonyms

pomme de terre fritepatate fritenouillespaghetti

This word in other languages

chip(English)papas fritas a la francesa(Español)Pommes(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrite
  • firte
  • friet
  • fritte
  • frrite
  • frtie
  • rfite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frite - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffrite1firte2friet2fritte1frrite1frtie2rfite2
Edit distance from "frite"

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 "frite"?
"frite" is spelled F-R-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁit\.
What does "frite" mean?
As a noun, "frite" means: Pomme de terre coupée en bâtonnets et frite dans l’huile.
What words are commonly confused with "frite"?
"frite" is commonly confused with "fuit", "fuite", "fruit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frite" is \fʁit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frite" come from?
"frite" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

frôle#23,559fâche#23,560giron#23,565faste#23,550

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

fessée7 variantsearly7 variantsmerah7 variantsoméga7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list