Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frenchify

/ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃɪfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frenchi-fy
IPA: /ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃɪfaɪ/

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative letter-case form of frenchify, to make or become more French.

verb

To make French or more French-like in any way.

Transitive verb

verb

To become French or more French-like.

Intransitive verb

verb

Synonym of gallicize, to translate into the French language.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"This café likes to frenchify the names of its dishes to make them sound better than they actually are — they call their fish and chips "poisson-frites"."
"This restaurant has frenchified."

Etymology

From French + -ify.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: French

Usage

Inflected Forms

Frenchifies (present, singular) Frenchifying (participle, present) Frenchified (participle, past) Frenchified (past)

Derived Forms

Frenchification

Synonyms

gallicize to translate into the French language francize

Questions

How do you pronounce frenchify?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃɪfaɪ/.
What does frenchify mean?: Alternative letter-case form of frenchify, to make or become more French.
Where does frenchify come from?: From French + -ify.

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