foc

[fɔk]

/[fɔk]/ noun

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The verdict

“foc” is uncommon German (frequency #96,993 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,993
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

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

Key facts for foc
PropertyValue
Headwordfoc
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɔk]
Letters3
Frequency rank#96,993
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “foc” sits in German 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). foc 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

foc is uncommon German at frequency #96,993 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Feuer".

No misspelling variants are generated for foc in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is foc, spelled F-O-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Feuer

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "foc"?
"foc" is spelled F-O-C. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔk].
What does "foc" mean?
As a noun, "foc" means: das Feuer
How do you pronounce "foc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foc" is [fɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "foc" come from?
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Using “foc”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is F-O-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɔk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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