feng

\fɛŋ\

/\fɛŋ\/ noun

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The verdict

“feng” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,868. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,868
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de la lettre ʩ utilisée dans les extensions de l’alphabet phonétique international pour représenter une consonne vélo-pharyngeale fricative.

Corpus desk

Index FR-feng · feng · French

feng · rank #23,868 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,868
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fix

Nearest frequency peer: fix (+2 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « feng »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « feng » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

feng vs FN
0% similar
feng vs FG
0% similar
feng vs fin
50% similar

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

Key facts for feng
PropertyValue
Headwordfeng
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɛŋ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#23,868
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « feng »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fengse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fix » (#23,870), « Faye » (#23,865), « fractions » (#23,871). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « feng » est au #23,868. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around feng (IPA \fɛŋ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,868 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de la lettre ʩ utilisée dans les extensions de l’alphabet phonétique international pour représenter une consonne vélo-pharyngeale fricative.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for feng, with forms such as "efng", "fegn", and "fengg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "FN", "FG", "fin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is feng, spelled F-E-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de la lettre ʩ utilisée dans les extensions de l’alphabet phonétique international pour représenter une consonne vélo-pharyngeale fricative.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. U+02A9 ; ʩ # LETTRE MINUSCULE LATINE DIGRAMME FENG
  2. 02A9 ʩ LETTRE MINUSCULE LATINE DIGRAMME FENG

This word in other languages

feng(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efng
  • fegn
  • fengg
  • fenng
  • ffeng
  • fneg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of feng - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

efng2fegn2fengg1fenng1ffeng1fneg2
Edit distance from "feng"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "feng"?
"feng" is spelled F-E-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛŋ\.
What does "feng" mean?
As a noun, "feng" means: Nom de la lettre ʩ utilisée dans les extensions de l’alphabet phonétique international pour représenter une consonne vélo-pharyngeale fricative.
What words are commonly confused with "feng"?
"feng" is commonly confused with "FN", "FG", "fin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "feng"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feng" is \fɛŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feng" come from?
"feng" 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 "feng", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Faye#23,865gais#23,874Emmy#23,855CQFD#23,820

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

furie6 variantsgueux6 variantsGuido6 variantsJoëlle6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list