frottent

\fʁɔt\

/\fʁɔt\/ verb

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The verdict

“frottent” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,794. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,794
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de frotter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-frottent · frottent · French

frottent · rank #41,794 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,794
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH freak

Nearest frequency peer: freak (-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 « frottent »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « frottent » 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).

frottent vs frotter
75% similar
frottent vs frotte
75% similar
frottent vs foutent
75% similar

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

Key facts for frottent
PropertyValue
Headwordfrottent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fʁɔt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,794
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « frottent »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).frottentse 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 « freak » (#41,793), « fusionnent » (#41,795), « franciscain » (#41,792). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « frottent » est au #41,794. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around frottent (IPA \fʁɔt\), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,794 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for frottent, with forms such as "ffrottent", "forttent", and "frotent". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "frotter", "frotte", "foutent", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is frottent, spelled F-R-O-T-T-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de frotter.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de frotter.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrottent
  • forttent
  • frotent
  • frotetnt
  • frottennt
  • frottentt
  • frottetn
  • frottnet
  • frrottent
  • frtotent
  • rfottent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffrottent1forttent2frotent1frotetnt2frottennt1frottentt1frottetn2frottnet2
Edit distance from "frottent"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list