# fondue

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɒndjuː/ · frequency rank #47,631

## Definitions
1. A dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French fondue (“melted”), from fondre (“to melt”).

## Easily confused with
- **foodie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fondue-vs-foodie)
- **fond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-fondue)
- **fonda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fonda-vs-fondue)
- **fondly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fondly-vs-fondue)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ffondue`, `fnodue`, `fodnue`, `fonddue`, `fondeu`, `fonndue`, `fonude`, `ofndue`

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