Fofana

\fɔ.fa.na\

/\fɔ.fa.na\/ name

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The verdict

“Fofana” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,883. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,883
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille d’origine soninké.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fofana · Fofana · French

Fofana · rank #42,883 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,883
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH flyer

Nearest frequency peer: flyer (-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 « Fofana »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Fofana » 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).

Fofana vs fontana
57% similar
Fofana vs fana
67% similar

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

Key facts for Fofana
PropertyValue
HeadwordFofana
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\fɔ.fa.na\
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,883
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Fofana »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Fofanase 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 « flyer » (#42,882), « fonctionnerait » (#42,884), « flopée » (#42,881). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « Fofana » est au #42,883. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Fofana (IPA \fɔ.fa.na\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #42,883 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille d’origine soninké.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fofana, with forms such as "ffoana", "ffofana", and "foafna". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fontana", "fana", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Fofana, spelled F-O-F-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille d’origine soninké.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Disasi, étonnamment seul à la réception d’un coup franc, offrait l’égalisation aux Monégasques (80ᵉ) qui trouvaient ensuite le poteau de Benitez sur une tête de Fofana (88ᵉ).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffoana
  • ffofana
  • foafna
  • fofaan
  • fofanna
  • foffana
  • fofnaa
  • offana

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fofana - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffoana2ffofana1foafna2fofaan2fofanna1foffana1fofnaa2offana2
Edit distance from "Fofana"

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 "Fofana"?
"Fofana" is spelled F-O-F-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔ.fa.na\.
What does "Fofana" mean?
As a proper noun, "Fofana" means: Nom de famille d’origine soninké.
What words are commonly confused with "Fofana"?
"Fofana" is commonly confused with "fontana", "fana". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fofana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fofana" is \fɔ.fa.na\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fofana" come from?
"Fofana" 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 "Fofana", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flopée#42,881ferret#42,876femina#42,874father#42,872

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

flyer8 variantsFutuna8 variantsgaufre8 variantseussent8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list