fisc

\fisk\

/\fisk\/ noun

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The verdict

“fisc” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,410. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,410
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trésor de l’État.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fisc · fisc · French

fisc · rank #11,410 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,410
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fernando

Nearest frequency peer: Fernando (-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 « fisc »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fisc » 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).

fisc vs Fs
25% similar
fisc vs fit
50% similar
fisc vs fus
50% similar

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

Key facts for fisc
PropertyValue
Headwordfisc
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fisk\
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,410
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fisc »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fiscse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Fernando » (#11,409), « Fleury » (#11,411), « favorite » (#11,408). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fisc » est au #11,410. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around fisc (IPA \fisk\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,410 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for fisc, with forms such as "ffisc", "fics", and "fiscc". 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, "Fs", "fit", "fus", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fisc, spelled F-I-S-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trésor de l’État.
  2. 2
    Administration chargée de la conservation des droits du fisc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’intérêt du fisc. — Les droits du fisc.
  2. Ce jour-là, par un heureux hasard, il avait dépisté les gabelous de Villers et glissé entre les lignes de ceux du Luhier et de Fuans sans être obligé de prendre le pas de course ni de se colleter, […], homme contre homme, devant le représentant du fisc.

Synonyms

trésor public

This word in other languages

Staatskasse(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffisc
  • fics
  • fiscc
  • fissc
  • fsic
  • ifsc

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffisc1fics2fiscc1fissc1fsic2ifsc2
Edit distance from "fisc"

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 "fisc"?
"fisc" is spelled F-I-S-C. The IPA pronunciation is \fisk\.
What does "fisc" mean?
As a noun, "fisc" means: Trésor de l’État.
What words are commonly confused with "fisc"?
"fisc" is commonly confused with "Fs", "fit", "fus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fisc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fisc" is \fisk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fisc" come from?
"fisc" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

EELV#11,400Kiev#11,430liga#11,433Dean#11,385

Similar misspelling depth

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

nerf6 variantsPerry6 variantsboeuf6 variantsarriva6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list