farouche

\fa.ʁuʃ\

/\fa.ʁuʃ\/ adj

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The verdict

“farouche” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,139. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,139
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sauvage, indompté, qui s’enfuit quand on l’approche, en parlant des bêtes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-farouche · farouche · French

farouche · rank #20,139 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,139
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH exergue

Nearest frequency peer: exergue (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “farouche”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “farouche” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

farouche vs fauche
75% similar
farouche vs farouches
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for farouche
PropertyValue
Headwordfarouche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fa.ʁuʃ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,139
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “farouche” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). farouche lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around farouche (IPA \fa.ʁuʃ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,139 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for farouche, with forms such as "afrouche", "faoruche", and "farocuhe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fauche", "farouches", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 farouche, spelled F-A-R-O-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sauvage, indompté, qui s’enfuit quand on l’approche, en parlant des bêtes.
  2. 2
    Craintif, ombrageux, insociable, intraitable… en parlant des personnes.
  3. 3
    Craintif, peureux, ombrageux, en parlant de l’air, du regard, des manières, des sentiments, etc.
  4. 4
    Se dit d’une jeune fille ou d’une femme qui refuse que l’on lui fasse la cour.
  5. 5
    Entêté, féroce, persistant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how farouche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Animal farouche.
  2. Apprivoiser une bête farouche.

Antonyms

sociable

This word in other languages

wild(English)salvaje(Español)ungezähmt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afrouche
  • faoruche
  • farocuhe
  • faroucche
  • farouceh
  • farouchhe
  • farouhce
  • farrouche
  • faruoche
  • ffarouche
  • fraouche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of farouche - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

afrouche2faoruche2farocuhe2faroucche1farouceh2farouchhe1farouhce2farrouche1
Edit distance from "farouche"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "farouche"?
"farouche" is spelled F-A-R-O-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fa.ʁuʃ\.
What does "farouche" mean?
As an adjective, "farouche" means: Sauvage, indompté, qui s’enfuit quand on l’approche, en parlant des bêtes.
What words are commonly confused with "farouche"?
"farouche" is commonly confused with "fauche", "farouches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "farouche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "farouche" is \fa.ʁuʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "farouche" come from?
"farouche" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "farouche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

espionne#20,136flatteur#20,142déplorer#20,125déguisée#20,123

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

forcées11 variantsfétiche11 variantshurlant11 variantscouronnée11 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "farouche". Here's where to go from here.

  • "farouche" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "fauche". View pair
  • 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #20,139 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list