feu de forêt
\fø də fo.ʁe\
The verdict
“feu de forêt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Incendie qui se propage naturellement sur une étendue boisée.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | feu de forêt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fø də fo.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “feu de forêt” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
feu de forêt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fø də fo.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Incendie qui se propage naturellement sur une étendue boisée.".
feu de forêt has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is feu de forêt, spelled F-E-U- -D-E- -F-O-R-Ê-T.
Definition
- 1Incendie qui se propage naturellement sur une étendue boisée.
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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 “feu de forêt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-E-U- -D-E- -F-O-R-Ê-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fø də fo.ʁe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.