foi de Mahomet

noun

The verdict

“foi de Mahomet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - L'islam.

Corpus desk

Index FR-foi-de-mahomet · foi de Mahomet · French

foi de Mahomet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for foi de Mahomet
PropertyValue
Headwordfoi de Mahomet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « foi de Mahomet » en français

foi de Mahometsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

foi de Mahomet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "L'islam.".

No misspelling variants are generated for foi de Mahomet in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is foi de Mahomet, spelled F-O-I- -D-E- -M-A-H-O-M-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    L'islam.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Je n’ai jamais vu notre chef s’occuper de préparatifs avec plus d’empressement depuis qu’il a condamné au poteau Hamel Alfagi, musulman converti, qui était retombé dans la foi de Mahomet.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "foi de Mahomet"?
"foi de Mahomet" is spelled F-O-I- -D-E- -M-A-H-O-M-E-T.
What does "foi de Mahomet" mean?
As a noun, "foi de Mahomet" means: L'islam.
What language does "foi de Mahomet" come from?
"foi de Mahomet" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list