frotte

\fʁɔt\

/\fʁɔt\/ noun

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The verdict

“frotte” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,028. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,028
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Crouton de pain frotté avec de l'ail.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frotte · frotte · French

frotte · rank #19,028 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,028
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fraser

Nearest frequency peer: fraser (-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 « frotte »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « frotte » 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).

frotte vs fruité
50% similar
frotte vs frotter
86% similar
frotte vs frottis
71% similar

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

Key facts for frotte
PropertyValue
Headwordfrotte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁɔt\
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,028
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « frotte »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fraser » (#19,027), « fus » (#19,029), « fécondité » (#19,030). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « frotte » est au #19,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around frotte (IPA \fʁɔt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,028 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Crouton de pain frotté avec de l'ail.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for frotte, with forms such as "ffrotte", "frotet", and "frrotte". 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, "fruité", "frotter", "frottis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is frotte, spelled F-R-O-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Crouton de pain frotté avec de l'ail.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Arnal était tellement pauvre qu'on disait de lui : quand il veut se faire une frotte à l'ail, il emprunte le pain au boulanger, l'huile à l'épicier, il vole l'ail à sa voisine, mais son couteau est bien à lui, il l'a trouvé il y a trente ans à la décharge des ordures.
  2. Chez ses parents, Jo préférait parfois goûter d'une frotte que de souples tartines trempées dans un bol de lait.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrotte
  • frotet
  • frrotte
  • frtote
  • rfotte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frotte - 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.

ffrotte1frotet2frrotte1frtote2rfotte2
Edit distance from "frotte"

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 "frotte"?
"frotte" is spelled F-R-O-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɔt\.
What does "frotte" mean?
As a noun, "frotte" means: Crouton de pain frotté avec de l'ail.
What words are commonly confused with "frotte"?
"frotte" is commonly confused with "fruité", "frotter", "frottis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frotte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frotte" is \fʁɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frotte" come from?
"frotte" 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 "frotte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fraser#19,027gadget#19,031Forbes#19,023gourou#19,035

Similar misspelling depth

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

Gers5 variantsdupe5 variantsDiva5 variantsPerret5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list