frottements

\fʁɔt.mɑ̃\

/\fʁɔt.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“frottements” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,051. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,051
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de frottement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frottements · frottements · French

frottements · rank #35,051 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,051
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH Froome

Nearest frequency peer: Froome (-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 « frottements »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « frottements » 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).

frottements vs frottement
91% similar
frottements vs flottement
82% similar

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

Key facts for frottements
PropertyValue
Headwordfrottements
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁɔt.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#35,051
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « frottements »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).frottementsse 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 « Froome » (#35,050), « fruité » (#35,052), « frénétique » (#35,053). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « frottements » est au #35,051. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around frottements (IPA \fʁɔt.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,051 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de frottement.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for frottements, with forms such as "ffrottements", "forttements", and "frotements". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "frottement", "flottement", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is frottements, spelled F-R-O-T-T-E-M-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de frottement.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrottements
  • forttements
  • frotements
  • frotetments
  • frotteemnts
  • frottemennts
  • frottemenst
  • frottementss
  • frottementts
  • frottemetns
  • frottemments
  • frottemnets
  • frottmeents
  • frrottements
  • frtotements
  • rfottements

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffrottements1forttements2frotements1frotetments2frotteemnts2frottemennts1frottemenst2frottementss1
Edit distance from "frottements"

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 "frottements"?
"frottements" is spelled F-R-O-T-T-E-M-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɔt.mɑ̃\.
What does "frottements" mean?
As a noun, "frottements" means: Pluriel de frottement.
What words are commonly confused with "frottements"?
"frottements" is commonly confused with "frottement", "flottement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frottements"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frottements" is \fʁɔt.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frottements" come from?
"frottements" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list