# Foyle

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /fɔɪl/ · frequency rank #46,469

## Definitions
1. A river in Ireland which forms part of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before flowing through Derry (Londonderry) and into Lough Foyle and the Atlantic Ocean.
2. A surname.

## Etymology
From Irish Feabhal, from Middle Irish Febal.

## Easily confused with
- **foe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foe-vs-foyle)
- **foy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foy-vs-foyle)
- **file** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/file-vs-foyle)
- **fool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fool-vs-foyle)
- **folk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/folk-vs-foyle)
- **foul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foul-vs-foyle)
- **FOIL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foil-vs-foyle)
- **Faye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-foyle)
- **fowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fowl-vs-foyle)
- **foal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foal-vs-foyle)
- **foie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foie-vs-foyle)
- **force** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/force-vs-foyle)
- **fools** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fools-vs-foyle)
- **forge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forge-vs-foyle)
- **foley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foley-vs-foyle)
- **folly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/folly-vs-foyle)
- **forte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forte-vs-foyle)
- **fable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fable-vs-foyle)
- **fouls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fouls-vs-foyle)
- **foyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foyer-vs-foyle)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ffoyle`, `foyel`, `foylle`, `foyyle`, `fyole`, `ofyle`

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