# Francophone

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɹæŋkɒfəʊn/ · frequency rank #39,328

## Definitions
1. French-speaking.

## Etymology
Altered and reinterpreted from French Francophonie, with semantic influence from Latin Franco- (“French”) + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ), Franco- + -phone.

## Common misspellings (17)
`farncophone`, `ffrancophone`, `fracnophone`, `franccophone`, `francohpone`, `francophhone`, `francophnoe`, `francophoen`, `francophonne`, `francopohne`, `francopphone`, `francpohone`, `franncophone`, `franocphone`, `frnacophone`, `frrancophone`, `rfancophone`

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