afoito

\ɐ.fˈoj.tu\

/\ɐ.fˈoj.tu\/ adj

The verdict

“afoito” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Courageux, vaillant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-afoito · afoito · French

afoito · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

Key facts for afoito
PropertyValue
Headwordafoito
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɐ.fˈoj.tu\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « afoito » en français

afoitosiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

afoito is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɐ.fˈoj.tu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Courageux, vaillant.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for afoito, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is afoito, spelled A-F-O-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Courageux, vaillant.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "afoito"?
"afoito" is spelled A-F-O-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ɐ.fˈoj.tu\.
What does "afoito" mean?
As an adjective, "afoito" means: Courageux, vaillant.
How do you pronounce "afoito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afoito" is \ɐ.fˈoj.tu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afoito" come from?
"afoito" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list