# footpath

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfʊtˌpɑːθ/ · frequency rank #29,279

## Definitions
1. Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.
2. A paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians.

## Etymology
From Middle English foot path, footpath; equivalent to foot + path. Compare Saterland Frisian Foutpaad (“footpath”), West Frisian fuotpaad (“footpath”), Dutch voetpad (“footpath”), German Low German Footpadd (“footpath”), German Fußpfad (“footpath”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`ffootpath`, `fooptath`, `footapth`, `footpaht`, `footpathh`, `footpatth`, `footppath`, `footptah`, `foottpath`, `fotopath`, `fotpath`, `ofotpath`

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