foehn
\føn\
The verdict
“foehn” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vent fort, chaud et sec, apparaissant quand un vent dominant est entraîné au-dessus d’une chaîne montagneuse et redescend de l’autre côté après l’assèchement de son contenu en vapeur d’eau.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | foehn |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \føn\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “foehn” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
foehn is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \føn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for foehn, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is foehn, spelled F-O-E-H-N.
Definition
- 1Vent fort, chaud et sec, apparaissant quand un vent dominant est entraîné au-dessus d’une chaîne montagneuse et redescend de l’autre côté après l’assèchement de son contenu en vapeur d’eau.
- 2Sèche-cheveux, appareil électromécanique soufflant de l’air chaud pour sécher les cheveux.
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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 “foehn”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-O-E-H-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \føn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.