foi
French, noun/fwa/
foi is spelled F-O-I (3 letters) and appears 56 times per million words in written French, the 1,478th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Foi is a French feminine noun meaning “Faith” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Croyance aux dogmes de la religion, en Dieu”.
What does foi mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineFaith.
- 2
feminineA depiction of a handshake.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Croyance aux dogmes de la religion, en Dieu. 2. Objet de la foi ; dogmes qu’une religion propose à croire comme révélés de Dieu. 3. Cette religion même. 4. Fidélité, exactitude à tenir sa parole, à remplir ses promesses, ses engagements ; ou assurance donnée de garder sa parole, sa promesse.
noun: 1. Langue papoue parlée en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of foi
- fois plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce foi?
- /fwa/
- \fwa\
- [fwa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to foi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is foi in French?
foi appears 56 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).