feuilleté

\fœj.te\

/\fœj.te\/ adj

The verdict

“feuilleté” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,337. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,337
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualifie un matériau en feuillets.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

feuilleté vs fouillée
56% similar
feuilleté vs feuillets
89% similar
feuilleté vs feuilleton
80% similar

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

Key facts for feuilleté
PropertyValue
Headwordfeuilleté
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fœj.te\
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,337
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “feuilleté” 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). feuilleté 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 feuilleté (IPA \fœj.te\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,337 among 137,178 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for feuilleté, with forms such as "efuilleté", "feiulleté", and "feuilelté". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "fouillée", "feuillets", "feuilleton", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is feuilleté, spelled F-E-U-I-L-L-E-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualifie un matériau en feuillets.
  2. 2
    Qualifie une pâtisserie dont la pâte se présente comme par feuillets.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efuilleté
  • feiulleté
  • feuilelté
  • feuileté
  • feuillete
  • feuilletté
  • feuilleét
  • feuillteé
  • feulileté
  • ffeuilleté
  • fueilleté

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efuilleté2feiulleté2feuilelté2feuileté1feuillete1feuilletté1feuilleét2feuillteé2
Edit distance from "feuilleté"

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 "feuilleté"?
"feuilleté" is spelled F-E-U-I-L-L-E-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \fœj.te\.
What does "feuilleté" mean?
As an adjective, "feuilleté" means: Qualifie un matériau en feuillets.
What words are commonly confused with "feuilleté"?
"feuilleté" is commonly confused with "fouillée", "feuillets", "feuilleton". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "feuilleté"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feuilleté" is \fœj.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feuilleté" come from?
"feuilleté" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “feuilleté”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-E-U-I-L-L-E-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fœj.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “fouillée” - see the side-by-side comparison. feuilleté vs fouillée
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list