# FOIA

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɔɪjə/ · frequency rank #33,247

## Definitions
1. Acronym of Freedom of Information Act.

## Etymology
First use appears c. 1968, in the publication Administrative Law Review.

## Easily confused with
- **for** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-for)
- **fox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-fox)
- **FYI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-fyi)
- **foo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-foo)
- **FSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-fsa)
- **fra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-fra)
- **FTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-fta)
- **foy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-foy)
- **fou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-fou)
- **four** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-four)
- **food** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-food)
- **form** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-form)
- **foot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-foot)
- **ford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-ford)
- **fort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-fort)
- **fool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-fool)
- **folk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-folk)
- **foul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-foul)
- **fork** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-fork)
- **fond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foia-vs-fond)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ffoia`, `fioa`, `foai`, `ofia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/foia