archfoe
/ˈɑɹt͡ʃˌfoʊ/
"archfoe" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“archfoe” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - archenemy
Corpus desk
Index EN-archfoe · archfoe · English
archfoe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | archfoe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɑɹt͡ʃˌfoʊ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “archfoe” in English
Rare enough to double-check
archfoe is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɑɹt͡ʃˌfoʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "archenemy".
No generated misspelling entries exist for archfoe in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From arch- + foe. The correct English form is archfoe, spelled A-R-C-H-F-O-E.
Definition
- 1archenemy
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how archfoe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This contrast was noted even by one archfoe, Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, the billionaire who was arrested after publicly challenging the Kremlin.
Etymology
From arch- + foe.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.