foison

\fwa.zɔ̃\

/\fwa.zɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“foison” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,817. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,817
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Très grande abondance.

Corpus desk

Index FR-foison · foison · French

foison · rank #37,817 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,817
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fléaux

Nearest frequency peer: fléaux (-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 « foison »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « foison » 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).

foison vs foulon
67% similar
foison vs frisson
71% similar
foison vs fois
67% similar

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

Key facts for foison
PropertyValue
Headwordfoison
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fwa.zɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,817
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « foison »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.foisonse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fléaux » (#37,816), « folkloriques » (#37,818), « floor » (#37,815). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « foison » est au #37,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around foison (IPA \fwa.zɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,817 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Très grande abondance.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for foison, with forms such as "ffoison", "fioson", and "foiosn". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "foulon", "frisson", "fois", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is foison, spelled F-O-I-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Très grande abondance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il y aura foison de fruits cette année.
  2. Simon quitta les rangs, s’avança, traînant les pieds, et faillit bien, sous cette foison de regards, perdre tout son contrôle.

This word in other languages

Fülle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffoison
  • fioson
  • foiosn
  • foisno
  • foisonn
  • foisson
  • fosion
  • ofison

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of foison - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffoison1fioson2foiosn2foisno2foisonn1foisson1fosion2ofison2
Edit distance from "foison"

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 "foison"?
"foison" is spelled F-O-I-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fwa.zɔ̃\.
What does "foison" mean?
As a noun, "foison" means: Très grande abondance.
What words are commonly confused with "foison"?
"foison" is commonly confused with "foulon", "frisson", "fois". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "foison"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foison" is \fwa.zɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "foison" come from?
"foison" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "foison", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

fléaux#37,816friand#37,820fendue#37,811Galice#37,827

Similar misspelling depth

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

gasoil8 variantsgoujon8 variantsgousses8 variantsguillot8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list