foins

\fwɛ̃\

/\fwɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“foins” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,534
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de foin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-foins · foins · French

foins · rank #48,534 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,534
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH flour

Nearest frequency peer: flour (-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 « foins »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « foins » 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).

foins vs fon
60% similar
foins vs Fos
40% similar
foins vs fois
80% similar

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

Key facts for foins
PropertyValue
Headwordfoins
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fwɛ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,534
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « foins »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).foinsse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « flour » (#48,533), « fondeurs » (#48,535), « flagrantes » (#48,532). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « foins » est au #48,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around foins (IPA \fwɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,534 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de foin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for foins, with forms such as "ffoins", "fions", and "foinns". 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, "fon", "Fos", "fois", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 foins, spelled F-O-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de foin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Lesdites deux paroisses exposent encore que, n’ayant ni prairies ni pâturages assez considérables pour nourrir leurs bestiaux, [ils] sont obligés d’aller prendre leurs foins à deux lieues, les payer très cher et encore 3 livres de taille par chaque arpent qu’ils déblavent, même la taille pour la corvée, ce qui leur double leur taille ou à peu de chose près.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffoins
  • fions
  • foinns
  • foinss
  • foisn
  • fonis
  • ofins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of foins - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffoins1fions2foinns1foinss1foisn2fonis2ofins2
Edit distance from "foins"

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 "foins"?
"foins" is spelled F-O-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fwɛ̃\.
What does "foins" mean?
As a noun, "foins" means: Pluriel de foin.
What words are commonly confused with "foins"?
"foins" is commonly confused with "fon", "Fos", "fois". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "foins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foins" is \fwɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "foins" come from?
"foins" 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 "foins", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flour#48,533fakes#48,524ghazi#48,551essay#48,506

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Groix7 variantsGuillou7 variantsErick7 variantsheurt7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list