FESPACO

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The verdict

“FESPACO” is uncommon French (frequency #73,995 among 137,178 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,995
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou.

Key facts for FESPACO
PropertyValue
HeadwordFESPACO
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,995
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “FESPACO” 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). FESPACO lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

FESPACO is uncommon French at frequency #73,995 among 137,178 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for FESPACO, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is FESPACO, spelled F-E-S-P-A-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou.

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 "FESPACO"?
"FESPACO" is spelled F-E-S-P-A-C-O.
What does "FESPACO" mean?
As a proper noun, "FESPACO" means: Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou.
What language does "FESPACO" come from?
"FESPACO" 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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Using “FESPACO”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-E-S-P-A-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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