whisper

\wɪs.pə(r)\

/\wɪs.pə(r)\/ noun

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The verdict

“whisper” is uncommon French (frequency #67,971 among 549 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,971
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-whisper · whisper · French

whisper · rank #67,971 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,971
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weygand

Nearest frequency peer: Weygand (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « whisper »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « whisper » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for whisper
PropertyValue
Headwordwhisper
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\wɪs.pə(r)\
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,971
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « whisper » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).whispertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Weygand » (#67,970), « Winona » (#67,973), « Wahhabite » (#67,967). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « whisper » est au #67,971. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

whisper is uncommon French at frequency #67,971 among 549 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \wɪs.pə(r)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chuchotement.".

whisper has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is whisper, spelled W-H-I-S-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chuchotement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Now, look here, Jim Hawkins," he said, in a steady whisper, that was no more than audible.

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 "whisper"?
"whisper" is spelled W-H-I-S-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \wɪs.pə(r)\.
What does "whisper" mean?
As a noun, "whisper" means: Chuchotement.
How do you pronounce "whisper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "whisper" is \wɪs.pə(r)\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Weygand#67,970voyions#67,965Zermatt#67,984égorgée#67,987

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list