frottis

\fʁɔ.ti\

/\fʁɔ.ti\/ noun

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The verdict

“frottis” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,954
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-frottis · frottis · French

frottis · rank #43,954 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,954
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH frondeur

Nearest frequency peer: frondeur (-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 « frottis »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « frottis » 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).

frottis vs fronts
71% similar
frottis vs frotte
71% similar
frottis vs fortis
71% similar

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

Key facts for frottis
PropertyValue
Headwordfrottis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁɔ.ti\
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,954
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « frottis »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).frottisse 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 « frondeur » (#43,953), « fumeuse » (#43,955), « Funds » (#43,956). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « frottis » est au #43,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around frottis (IPA \fʁɔ.ti\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,954 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for frottis, with forms such as "ffrottis", "forttis", and "frotis". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "fronts", "frotte", "fortis", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is frottis, spelled F-R-O-T-T-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de frottement.
  2. 2
    Application d’une légère couche de couleur sur celle qui fait le fond du tableau.
  3. 3
    Application d’une couleur transparente sur les coupes de la pierre pour imiter la couleur de la matière employée, dans une peinture architecturale.
  4. 4
    Copie d’une inscription ; d’une reliure obtenue en frottant d’un crayon un papier appliqué sur l’original.
  5. 5
    Prélèvement médical au moyen d’un écouvillon stérile, d’une petite brosse ou d’une petite spatule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le frottis de son corps long et maigre sur le parquet s'atténua, puis s'évanouit dans l'air.
  2. Couvrir une toile n'est pas la charger de couleurs, c'est ébaucher en frottis, c'est disposer des masses en tons légers et transparents.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrottis
  • forttis
  • frotis
  • frotits
  • frottiss
  • frottsi
  • frrottis
  • frtotis
  • rfottis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffrottis1forttis2frotis1frotits2frottiss1frottsi2frrottis1frtotis2
Edit distance from "frottis"

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 "frottis"?
"frottis" is spelled F-R-O-T-T-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɔ.ti\.
What does "frottis" mean?
As a noun, "frottis" means: Synonyme de frottement.
What words are commonly confused with "frottis"?
"frottis" is commonly confused with "fronts", "frotte", "fortis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frottis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frottis" is \fʁɔ.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frottis" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fumeuse#43,955garnies#43,958filtrée#43,945graduel#43,963

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

fouillis9 variantsgravit9 variantshostel9 variantsKnesset9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list