foreclosure

Name: foreclosure, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“foreclosure” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,918
frequency rank, English: 18,613
“F” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.

Corpus desk

Index EN-foreclosure · foreclosure · English

foreclosure · rank #16,918 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #16,918
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-DENSE 18,613
PHOTO-FINISH foliage

Nearest frequency peer: foliage (-1 rank slots)

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.

Firefox

83,086
floated

83,085
foliage

83,084
foreclosure

83,083
fortnight

83,081
Fresno

83,080

What this shows Bars show where “foreclosure” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Key facts for foreclosure
Property	Value
Headword	foreclosure
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#16,918
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “foreclosure” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). foreclosure lands here:

#16,918

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around foreclosure, anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,918 among 18,613 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for foreclosure, with forms such as "fforeclosure", "foerclosure", and "forcelosure". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From foreclose by analogy with closure, equivalent to fore- + closure. The correct English form is foreclosure, spelled F-O-R-E-C-L-O-S-U-R-E.

Definition

1
The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.
2
The absence of a symbolic father for a fatherless child, as a cause for psychosis.

Etymology

From foreclose by analogy with closure, equivalent to fore- + closure.

This word in other languages

embargo(Español)saisie(Français)Zwangsvollstreckung(Deutsch)execução(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

fforeclosure
foerclosure
forcelosure
forecclosure
forecllosure
foreclosrue
foreclossure
foreclosuer
foreclosurre
foreclousre
foreclsoure
forecolsure
forelcosure
forreclosure
froeclosure
ofreclosure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of foreclosure - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "foreclosure"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "foreclosure"?

"foreclosure" is spelled F-O-R-E-C-L-O-S-U-R-E.

What does "foreclosure" mean?

As a noun, "foreclosure" means: The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.

What are common misspellings of "foreclosure"?

Common misspellings include "fforeclosure", "foerclosure", "forcelosure", "forecclosure", "forecllosure". The correct spelling is "foreclosure".

What is the origin of the word "foreclosure"?

From foreclose by analogy with closure, equivalent to fore- + closure. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "foreclosure", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

heartbroken#16,930 immortality#16,941 directorate#16,890 contemplate#16,872

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

insightful16 variants irrespective16 variants mindfulness16 variants morphology16 variants

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.