foie gras
[ˈfoje ˈɣ̞ɾas]
The verdict
“foie gras” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hígado hipertrofiado obtenido de ocas o patos engordados a la fuerza, considerado un manjar selecto.
Corpus desk
Index ES-foie-gras · foie gras · Spanish
foie gras · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | foie gras |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoje ˈɣ̞ɾas] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “foie gras” en español
Rare enough to double-check
foie gras is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoje ˈɣ̞ɾas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
foie gras doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is foie gras, spelled F-O-I-E- -G-R-A-S.
Definition
- 1Hígado hipertrofiado obtenido de ocas o patos engordados a la fuerza, considerado un manjar selecto.
- 2Por extensión, preparación culinaria a base de pasta de hígado.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how foie gras appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Más tarde, una deslumbrante cena nos permite iniciar a Slava y a Vera en las delicias del foie-gras, un manjar que el Plan Agrícola de su país no ha previsto todavía ofrecer a sus compatriotas.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.