de fou
\də fu\
The verdict
“de fou” 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) - Vraiment, beaucoup, bien.
Corpus desk
Index FR-de-fou · de fou · French
de fou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | de fou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \də fu\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « de fou » en français
Rare enough to double-check
de fou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \də fu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vraiment, beaucoup, bien.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for de fou in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is de fou, spelled D-E- -F-O-U.
Definition
- 1Vraiment, beaucoup, bien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de fou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C'est un truc de fou, de dingue, de psychopathe On règne dans le monde entier, et les putes sont à nos pattes
Bébé, ne poste pas cette photo sur Insta ça clash de fou Fouille le jean avant de faire une machine, blanchit pas mes sous
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.