frotter

/\fʁɔ.te\/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,600

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

frotter is aFrenchverb. It means: Passer une chose sur une autre à quelques ou plusieurs reprises, en appuyant, en pressant. Pronounced \fʁɔ.te\. Often confused with frottis and flotte.

Key facts for frotter
PropertyValue
Headwordfrotter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fʁɔ.te\
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,600
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of frotter in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for frotter is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fʁɔ.te\. Corpus data places it at rank #13,600 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for frotter, with forms such as "ffrotter", "fortter", and "froter". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "frottis", "flotte", "foster", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is frotter, spelled F-R-O-T-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Passer une chose sur une autre à quelques ou plusieurs reprises, en appuyant, en pressant.
  2. 2
    Être en relation superficielle.
  3. 3
    Être en relation opposée, tendue.
  4. 4
    Oindre, enduire, en frottant.
  5. 5
    Appliquer une légère couche de couleur sur celle qui fait le fond d’un tableau.
  6. 6
    Battre, frapper, maltraiter.
  7. 7
    Se dit d’une chose qui passe, qui glisse sur une autre ou contre une autre, en exerçant quelque pression.
  8. 8
    , Parler de, porter sur.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffrotter,fortter,froter,frotetr,frotterr,frottre,frrotter,frtoter,rfotter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for frotter

Misspelling Variants of "frotter"

ffrotter8fortter7froter6frotetr7frotterr8frottre7frrotter8frtoter7
Misspelling Variants of "frotter"

Frequency rank: #13,600 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frotter"?
"frotter" is spelled F-R-O-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɔ.te\.
What does "frotter" mean?
As a verb, "frotter" means: Passer une chose sur une autre à quelques ou plusieurs reprises, en appuyant, en pressant.
What words are commonly confused with "frotter"?
"frotter" is commonly confused with "frottis", "flotte", "foster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frotter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frotter" is \fʁɔ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frotter" come from?
"frotter" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.