phrase
\fʁɑz\
The verdict
“phrase” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,882 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,882
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Séquence de propositions ordonnées en fonction des règles de la grammaire, permettant de décrire quelque chose.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | phrase |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fʁɑz\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,882 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “phrase” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for phrase is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fʁɑz\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,882 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 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 phrase, with forms such as "hprase", "pharse", and "phhrase". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "prise", "prose", "pirate", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is phrase, spelled P-H-R-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Séquence de propositions ordonnées en fonction des règles de la grammaire, permettant de décrire quelque chose.
- 2Ensemble de quelques mots prononcés.
- 3Suite non interrompue de sons simples ou d’accords, qui forme un sens plus ou moins achevé et qui se termine sur un repos.
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hprase,pharse,phhrase,phraes,phrasse,phrrase,phrsae,pphrase,prhase
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of phrase - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “phrase”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-H-R-A-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fʁɑz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “prise” - see the side-by-side comparison. phrase vs prise
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.