Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fête

/feɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: fete
IPA: /feɪt/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of fete.

British usage; Formal

verb

Alternative spelling of fete.

Example Sentences

"The sexton and his companion had been employed as carpenters on the preparations for the celebrated Stratford Jubilee; and they remembered Garrick, the prime mover of the fête, who superintended the arrangements; […]"
"This is not, of course, to say that the British — or even the Americans — are positively popular or fêted here."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French fête.

Usage

British usage
Formal

Inflected Forms

fêtes (plural) fêtes (present, singular) fêting (participle, present) fêted (participle, past) fêted (past)

Rhymes With

pâté maté até paté raté saté platé creäte atë matë 8 scrutate

Questions

How do you pronounce fête?: The recorded pronunciation is /feɪt/.
What does fête mean?: Alternative spelling of fete.
Where does fête come from?: Unadapted borrowing from French fête.

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