fow
/ˈfoʊ/obsolete
fow is spelled F-O-W: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fow means “Initialism of fall of wicket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fow?
| Letters | 3: F-O-W |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is fow?
Fow appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fow?
- UK /ˈfəʊ/
- US /ˈfoʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-FOW.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with fow
Sounds like: foe, pho (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with fow?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as fow from its last stressed vowel (/oʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of fow
- fows present, singular, he/she/it
- fowing participle, present
- fowed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fow mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Initialism of fall of wicket.
- 2
Initialism of fog of war.
noun
- 1
Initialism of fall of wicket.
- 2
Initialism of fog of war.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo clean, cleanse (out), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does fow come from?
From Old Norse fága.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).