# footnote

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfʊtˌnəʊt/ · frequency rank #23,273

## Definitions
1. A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text.
2. An event of lesser importance than some larger event to which it is related.
3. A qualification to the import of something.

## Etymology
From foot + note.

## Easily confused with
- **fortnite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/footnote-vs-fortnite)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ffootnote`, `foontote`, `footnnote`, `footnoet`, `footnotte`, `footntoe`, `footonte`, `foottnote`, `fotnote`, `fotonote`, `ofotnote`

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