frottement

\fʁɔt.mɑ̃\

/\fʁɔt.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“frottement” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,326. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,326
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de frotter ; action de deux choses qui se frottent mutuellement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frottement · frottement · French

frottement · rank #25,326 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,326
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH frost

Nearest frequency peer: frost (-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 « frottement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « frottement » 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).

frottement vs frottent
80% similar
frottement vs frottements
91% similar
frottement vs fortement
80% similar

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

Key facts for frottement
PropertyValue
Headwordfrottement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁɔt.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,326
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « frottement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).frottementse 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 « frost » (#25,325), « fruitiers » (#25,327), « freeman » (#25,324). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « frottement » est au #25,326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around frottement (IPA \fʁɔt.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,326 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for frottement, with forms such as "ffrottement", "frotetment", and "frotteemnt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "frottent", "frottements", "fortement", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is frottement, spelled F-R-O-T-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de frotter ; action de deux choses qui se frottent mutuellement.
  2. 2
    Résistance mécanique au glissement ou au roulement.
  3. 3
    Commerce, fréquentation.
  4. 4
    Situation d'inadéquation ou d'incohérence qui engendre des résistances et des tensions.
  5. 5
    Ensemble des impôts et taxes fiscales qui réduisent le rendement d’un placement financier, notamment boursier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et les éclairs, de même, se produisent selon plusieurs modes ; en effet, c’est par le frottement et le choc des nuages que la configuration du feu propre à produire cet effet, lorsqu’elle s’en échappe, produit l’éclair.
  2. La torsion régularise le diamètre du fil et elle tend à disposer les aspérités des fibres dans le sens transversal; donc plus un fil est tordu, plus le coefficient de frottement est faible.

Synonyms

friction

This word in other languages

rubbing(English)frotación(Español)Reibung(Deutsch)atrito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrottement
  • frotetment
  • frotteemnt
  • frottemennt
  • frottementt
  • frottemetn
  • frottemment
  • frottemnet
  • frottmeent
  • frrottement
  • frtotement
  • rfottement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffrottement1frotetment2frotteemnt2frottemennt1frottementt1frottemetn2frottemment1frottemnet2
Edit distance from "frottement"

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 "frottement"?
"frottement" is spelled F-R-O-T-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɔt.mɑ̃\.
What does "frottement" mean?
As a noun, "frottement" means: Action de frotter ; action de deux choses qui se frottent mutuellement.
What words are commonly confused with "frottement"?
"frottement" is commonly confused with "frottent", "frottements", "fortement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frottement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frottement" is \fʁɔt.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frottement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

fugitifs12 variantsformelles12 variantsglaciaire12 variantsententes12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list