front

\fʁɔ̃\

/\fʁɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“front” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,393 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,393
frequency rank, French
5
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partie antérieure de quelque chose. → voir de front

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

front vs fruit
60% similar
front vs frost
80% similar
front vs furent
67% similar

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

Key facts for front
PropertyValue
Headwordfront
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,393
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “front” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). front lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for front is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fʁɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,393 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 22 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for front, with forms such as "ffront", "fornt", and "frnot". 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, "fruit", "frost", "furent", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is front, spelled F-R-O-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie antérieure de quelque chose. → voir de front
  2. 2
    Partie supérieure de la face.
  3. 3
    Partie du visage qui est comprise entre la racine des cheveux et les sourcils. → voir front bas et front haut
  4. 4
    Partie supérieure de la tête.
  5. 5
    La surface, la ligne, le point le plus avancé d'une chose qui progresse.
  6. 6
    Le point inférieur d'un glacier.
  7. 7
    Façade de l'épaisseur d'une partie d'un gisement exploité en un passage, dans une carrière.
  8. 8
    Partie visible du soi.
  9. 9
    Expression de l’état intérieur. → voir marcher le front haut et marcher le front levé
  10. 10
    Le siège de la dignité morale.
  11. 11
    Attitude sociale. → voir avoir le front et effronté
  12. 12
    Attitude adoptée, marquant la hardiesse, l’impudence.
  13. 13
    Partie supérieure de quelque chose.
  14. 14
    Partie la plus élevée d’un être.
  15. 15
    Façade d’un bâtiment.
  16. 16
    Ligne séparative entre deux choses mouvantes. → voir ligne de front
  17. 17
    Ligne évolutive d’une perturbation. → voir front froid, front chaud et front d’orage
  18. 18
    Ligne marquant la zone des combats. → voir à front renversé et monter au front
  19. 19
    Lieu d’expression des idées progressistes. → voir front commun
  20. 20
    Réceptacle des propositions sociétales.
  21. 21
    Mouvement populaire qui s’oppose à un ordre établi. Note d’usage : Utilisé essentiellement avec une majuscule. → voir Front populaire et Front de libération
  22. 22
    Domaine sur lequel les discussions sont vives.

Synonyms

maintienaudaceimpudencefaçadelignebloccoalitionligue

Antonyms

arrière

This word in other languages

forehead(English)frente(Español)Stirn(Deutsch)testa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffront,fornt,frnot,fronnt,frontt,frotn,frront,rfont

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffront1fornt2frnot2fronnt1frontt1frotn2frront1rfont2
Edit distance from "front"

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 "front"?
"front" is spelled F-R-O-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɔ̃\.
What does "front" mean?
As a noun, "front" means: Partie antérieure de quelque chose. → voir de front
What words are commonly confused with "front"?
"front" is commonly confused with "fruit", "frost", "furent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "front"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "front" is \fʁɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "front" come from?
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Using “front”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-R-O-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fʁɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “fruit” - see the side-by-side comparison. front vs fruit
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list