fœticide
\fe.ti.sid\
The verdict
“fœticide” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de tuer un fœtus.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fœticide |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fe.ti.sid\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fœticide” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for fœticide is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fe.ti.sid\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Action de tuer un fœtus.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for fœticide in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fœticide, spelled F-Œ-T-I-C-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1Action de tuer un fœtus.
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.
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Using “fœticide”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-Œ-T-I-C-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fe.ti.sid\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.