fromage frais

\fʁɔ.maʒ fʁɛ\

/\fʁɔ.maʒ fʁɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“fromage frais” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fromage blanc fermenté.

Key facts for fromage frais
PropertyValue
Headwordfromage frais
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁɔ.maʒ fʁɛ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fromage frais” sits in French frequency

fromage frais falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fromage frais is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fʁɔ.maʒ fʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fromage blanc fermenté.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for fromage frais in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is fromage frais, spelled F-R-O-M-A-G-E- -F-R-A-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fromage blanc fermenté.

This word in other languages

Frischkäse(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fromage frais"?
"fromage frais" is spelled F-R-O-M-A-G-E- -F-R-A-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɔ.maʒ fʁɛ\.
What does "fromage frais" mean?
As a noun, "fromage frais" means: Fromage blanc fermenté.
How do you pronounce "fromage frais"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fromage frais" is \fʁɔ.maʒ fʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fromage frais" come from?
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Using “fromage frais”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-R-O-M-A-G-E- -F-R-A-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fʁɔ.maʒ fʁɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list