foyer
/ˈfɔɪ.ɚ/noun
foyer is spelled F-O-Y-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, foyer means “Such a space used in a hotel, theater, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of foyer is foyers.
How many letters and syllables are in foyer?
| Letters | 5: F-O-Y-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 foyer?
Foyer appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 foyer?
- UK /ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/
- US /ˈfɔɪ.ɚ/
- US /ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/
Foyer has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-foyer.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with foyer?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as foyer from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɪəɹ/):
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 foyer
- foyers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does foyer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Such a space used in a hotel, theater, etc.
We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the play to start.
- 2
Such a space in a residence (house or apartment).
Near-synonym: vestibule
- 3
The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
- 4
UKA hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Foyer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lobby, corridor, or waiting room:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does foyer come from?
Borrowed from French foyer (“hearth, lobby”), in turn from Vulgar Latin *focārium, from Late Latin focārius, from Latin focus (“hearth”). Cognate with Spanish hogar (“home”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).