fenouil

\fə.nuj\

/\fə.nuj\/ noun

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The verdict

“fenouil” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,432. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,432
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plante aromatique, de la famille des Apiacées, qui porte des fleurs jaunes et qui croît surtout dans le midi de l’Europe, de nom scientifique Foeniculum vulgare.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fenouil · fenouil · French

fenouil · rank #43,432 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,432
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH feet

Nearest frequency peer: feet (-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.

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

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fenouil » 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
Key facts for fenouil
PropertyValue
Headwordfenouil
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fə.nuj\
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,432
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fenouil »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fenouilse 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 « feet » (#43,431), « ferrier » (#43,433), « Faustine » (#43,430). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fenouil » est au #43,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around fenouil (IPA \fə.nuj\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,432 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fenouil, with forms such as "efnouil", "fennouil", and "fenoiul". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 fenouil, spelled F-E-N-O-U-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plante aromatique, de la famille des Apiacées, qui porte des fleurs jaunes et qui croît surtout dans le midi de l’Europe, de nom scientifique Foeniculum vulgare.
  2. 2
    Feuilles de cette plante utilisées comme aromate.
  3. 3
    Base renflée des pétioles, utilisée comme un légume.
  4. 4
    Il se prend aussi pour la graine de la même plante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Souvent, les bras croisés, adossé contre un pin, et mordillant une ombelle de fenouil, il me disait gravement : « Raconte-moi encore les bartavelles… »
  2. Et ces merveilleux poissons dont parlait Garrigou (ah ! bien oui, Garrigou !) étalés sur un lit de fenouil, l’écaille nacrée comme s’ils sortaient de l’eau.

This word in other languages

fennel(English)hinojo(Español)Fenchel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efnouil
  • fennouil
  • fenoiul
  • fenouill
  • fenouli
  • fenuoil
  • feonuil
  • ffenouil
  • fneouil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fenouil - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

efnouil2fennouil1fenoiul2fenouill1fenouli2fenuoil2feonuil2ffenouil1
Edit distance from "fenouil"

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 "fenouil"?
"fenouil" is spelled F-E-N-O-U-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \fə.nuj\.
What does "fenouil" mean?
As a noun, "fenouil" means: Plante aromatique, de la famille des Apiacées, qui porte des fleurs jaunes et qui croît surtout dans le midi de l’Europe, de nom scientifique Foeniculum vulgare.
What are common misspellings of "fenouil"?
Common misspellings include "efnouil", "fennouil", "fenoiul", "fenouill", "fenouli". The correct spelling is "fenouil".
How do you pronounce "fenouil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fenouil" is \fə.nuj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fenouil" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ferrier#43,433fichage#43,436faiblir#43,427fuyards#43,454

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

ennuyais9 variantsFrexit9 variantsdéroge9 variantsgetting9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list