frontispice

\fʁɔ̃.tis.pis\

/\fʁɔ̃.tis.pis\/ noun

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The verdict

“frontispice” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,892. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,892
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Façade principale d’un grand bâtiment.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frontispice · frontispice · French

frontispice · rank #42,892 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,892
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH frontalement

Nearest frequency peer: frontalement (-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 « frontispice »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « frontispice » 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
Key facts for frontispice
PropertyValue
Headwordfrontispice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁɔ̃.tis.pis\
Letters11
Frequency rank#42,892
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « frontispice »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).frontispicese 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 « frontalement » (#42,891), « frénétiquement » (#42,893), « frog » (#42,890). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « frontispice » est au #42,892. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around frontispice (IPA \fʁɔ̃.tis.pis\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,892 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for frontispice, with forms such as "ffrontispice", "forntispice", and "frnotispice". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is frontispice, spelled F-R-O-N-T-I-S-P-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Façade principale d’un grand bâtiment.
  2. 2
    Titre imprimé d’un livre placé à la première page et entouré ou accompagné d’ornements ou de vignettes.
  3. 3
    Illustration placée en regard du titre d’un livre.
  4. 4
    Début, introduction d’un écrit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les vicissitudes de Notre-Dame, à partir de 1789, se présentent ainsi :[…]. Elle fut fermée en 1793; et dans la même année Robespierre fit inscrire sur son frontispice : Temple de la Raison.
  2. La salle de réunion du conseil municipal avait autrefois servi de salle de classe pour les enfants du village. Le frontispice de l’édifice public comportait d’ailleurs toujours l’inscription « Ecole-Mairie ».

This word in other languages

frontispiece(English)frontispicio(Español)Frontispiz(Deutsch)frontispício(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrontispice
  • forntispice
  • frnotispice
  • fronitspice
  • fronntispice
  • frontipsice
  • frontisipce
  • frontispcie
  • frontispicce
  • frontispiec
  • frontisppice
  • frontisspice
  • frontsipice
  • fronttispice
  • frotnispice
  • frrontispice
  • rfontispice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffrontispice1forntispice2frnotispice2fronitspice2fronntispice1frontipsice2frontisipce2frontispcie2
Edit distance from "frontispice"

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 "frontispice"?
"frontispice" is spelled F-R-O-N-T-I-S-P-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɔ̃.tis.pis\.
What does "frontispice" mean?
As a noun, "frontispice" means: Façade principale d’un grand bâtiment.
What are common misspellings of "frontispice"?
Common misspellings include "ffrontispice", "forntispice", "frnotispice", "fronitspice", "fronntispice". The correct spelling is "frontispice".
How do you pronounce "frontispice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frontispice" is \fʁɔ̃.tis.pis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frontispice" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

démagogique#42,843incidemment#42,942instantanés#42,951instinctive#42,952

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

gentillement17 variantshonorifiques17 variantsdécrochant17 variantsdifférenciés17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list