froc

\fʁɔk\

/\fʁɔk\/ noun

The verdict

“froc” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,968. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,968
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie de l’habit monacal qui couvre la tête et tombe sur la poitrine et sur les épaules.

Corpus desk

Index FR-froc · froc · French

froc · rank #31,968 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,968
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH frictions

Nearest frequency peer: frictions (-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 « froc »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « froc » 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).

froc vs fry
50% similar
froc vs frs
50% similar
froc vs from
75% similar

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

Key facts for froc
PropertyValue
Headwordfroc
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁɔk\
Letters4
Frequency rank#31,968
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « froc »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « frictions » (#31,967), « froment » (#31,969), « framboises » (#31,966). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « froc » est au #31,968. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around froc (IPA \fʁɔk\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,968 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for froc, with forms such as "ffroc", "forc", and "frco". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fry", "frs", "from", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is froc, spelled F-R-O-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie de l’habit monacal qui couvre la tête et tombe sur la poitrine et sur les épaules.
  2. 2
    Cet habit dans son ensemble.
  3. 3
    La profession monacale.
  4. 4
    Pantalon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce moine sera dépouillé de son froc et de sa calotte, s’il ne se conduit pas mieux.
  2. Très grand et très profond sentiment dans les seize figures noirâtres de moines accroupis, laids, angoissés, écrasés par leur grand manteau, dans l’accablement de la prière et de la crainte religieuse. Ce sont des débris d’hommes perdus sous le froc, se rapetissant sous l’effroi des vengeances divines.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffroc
  • forc
  • frco
  • frocc
  • frroc
  • rfoc

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of froc - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffroc1forc2frco2frocc1frroc1rfoc2
Edit distance from "froc"

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 "froc"?
"froc" is spelled F-R-O-C. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɔk\.
What does "froc" mean?
As a noun, "froc" means: Partie de l’habit monacal qui couvre la tête et tombe sur la poitrine et sur les épaules.
What words are commonly confused with "froc"?
"froc" is commonly confused with "fry", "frs", "from". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "froc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "froc" is \fʁɔk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "froc" come from?
"froc" 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 "froc", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list