Frédéric

/fʁe.de.ʁik/.

//fʁe.de.ʁik/./ noun

The verdict

“Frédéric” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,128 among 1,704 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,128
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,704
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Frederico

Key facts for Frédéric
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrédéric
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fʁe.de.ʁik/.
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,128
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Frédéric” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Frédéric lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Frédéric is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,128 among 1,704 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fʁe.de.ʁik/.. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frederico".

Frédéric doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is Frédéric, spelled F-R-É-D-É-R-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frederico

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 "Frédéric"?
"Frédéric" is spelled F-R-É-D-É-R-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /fʁe.de.ʁik/..
What does "Frédéric" mean?
As a noun, "Frédéric" means: Frederico
How do you pronounce "Frédéric"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frédéric" is /fʁe.de.ʁik/.. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Frédéric" come from?
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Using “Frédéric”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-R-É-D-É-R-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /fʁe.de.ʁik/. (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list