fracas

Questions about fracas

What does fracas mean?

fracas means "noisy quarrel".

How many syllables are in fracas?

fracas has 2 syllables: fra-cas. The stress falls on "fra". In IPA it is /ˈfɹeɪkəs/.

What is another word for fracas?

Close synonyms include affray, altercation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fracas a common word?

fracas is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.