foghorn
"foghorn" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“foghorn” is uncommon English (frequency #66,669 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,669
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats.
Corpus desk
Index EN-foghorn · foghorn · English
foghorn · rank #66,669 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,669
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH Francia
Nearest frequency peer: Francia (+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 “foghorn”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
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finitely
33,336 corpus weight
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fisticuffs
33,335 corpus weight
- foghorn
foghorn
33,332 corpus weight
- Francia
Francia
33,330 corpus weight
- Franklyn
Franklyn
33,329 corpus weight
- fraying
fraying
33,328 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “foghorn” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | foghorn |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #66,669 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “foghorn” in English
Rare enough to double-check
foghorn is uncommon English at frequency #66,669 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for foghorn in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From fog + horn. The correct English form is foghorn, spelled F-O-G-H-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1A very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats.
- 2A strong gossiper.
Etymology
From fog + horn.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).