francês

/fɾã.ˈsejs/

//fɾã.ˈsejs// adj

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The verdict

“francês” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,312. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,312
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo ou pertencente à França

Corpus desk

Index PT-frances · francês · Portuguese

francês · rank #1,312 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,312
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH Francisco

Nearest frequency peer: Francisco (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “francês”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “francês” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

francês vs franco
71% similar
francês vs Francis
71% similar
francês vs François
50% similar

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

Key facts for francês
PropertyValue
Headwordfrancês
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fɾã.ˈsejs/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,312
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “francês”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).francêscai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Francisco” (#1,311), “escolher” (#1,310), “lidar” (#1,315). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “francês” fica em #1,312. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around francês (IPA /fɾã.ˈsejs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,312 among 853 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "relativo ou pertencente à França".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for francês, with forms such as "farncês", "ffrancês", and "fracnês". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "franco", "Francis", "François", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is francês, spelled F-R-A-N-C-Ê-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo ou pertencente à França

This word in other languages

French(English)francés(Español)français(Français)französisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • farncês
  • ffrancês
  • fracnês
  • franccês
  • francsê
  • francêss
  • franncês
  • franêcs
  • frnacês
  • frrancês
  • rfancês

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of francês - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

farncês2ffrancês1fracnês2franccês1francsê2francêss1franncês1franêcs2
Edit distance from "francês"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "francês"?
"francês" is spelled F-R-A-N-C-Ê-S. The IPA pronunciation is /fɾã.ˈsejs/.
What does "francês" mean?
As an adjective, "francês" means: relativo ou pertencente à França
What words are commonly confused with "francês"?
"francês" is commonly confused with "franco", "Francis", "François". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "francês"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "francês" is /fɾã.ˈsejs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "francês" come from?
"francês" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 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