Foch
"foch" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Foch” is uncommon English (frequency #69,054 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,054
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from French.
Corpus desk
Index EN-foch · Foch · English
Foch · rank #69,054 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,054
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH flashcards
Nearest frequency peer: flashcards (-2 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Foch”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- fka
fka
30,951 corpus weight
- flagellation
flagellation
30,950 corpus weight
- flashcards
flashcards
30,949 corpus weight
- Foch
Foch
30,947 corpus weight
- Follette
Follette
30,945 corpus weight
- Foulkes
Foulkes
30,943 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Foch” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Foch |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #69,054 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Foch” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Foch is uncommon English at frequency #69,054 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Foch, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French Foch. The correct English form is Foch, spelled F-O-C-H.
Definition
- 1A surname from French.
- 2Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal in the First World War
Etymology
From French Foch.
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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