foie gras
/ˌfwɑː ˈɡɹɑː/
"foie-gras" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“foie gras” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The fattened liver of geese or ducks, used for gourmet cooking.
Corpus desk
Index EN-foie-gras · foie gras · English
foie gras · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | foie gras |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌfwɑː ˈɡɹɑː/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “foie gras” in English
Rare enough to double-check
foie gras is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌfwɑː ˈɡɹɑː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The fattened liver of geese or ducks, used for gourmet cooking.".
foie gras has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from French foie gras (literally “fat liver”). The correct English form is foie gras, spelled F-O-I-E- -G-R-A-S.
Definition
- 1The fattened liver of geese or ducks, used for gourmet cooking.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how foie gras appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Foies Gras are now sold in cans in every large grocery establishment in the United States.[…]Bake this paste, and then fill in with the foies gras.
Foies gras are supplied either by geese or ducks.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French foie gras (literally “fat liver”).
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.