foll

/\ˈfɔlː\/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,043

in French word usage

Misspellings

3

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

foll is anFrenchadj. It means: Fou. Pronounced \ˈfɔlː\. Often confused with fou and for.

Key facts for foll
PropertyValue
Headwordfoll
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\ˈfɔlː\
Letters4
Frequency rank#35,043
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of foll in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for foll is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈfɔlː\. Corpus data places it at rank #35,043 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Fou.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for foll, with forms such as "ffoll", "flol", and "ofll". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fou", "for", "fox", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is foll, spelled F-O-L-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fou.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffoll,flol,ofll

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for foll

Misspelling Variants of "foll"

ffoll5flol4ofll4
Misspelling Variants of "foll"

Frequency rank: #35,043 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "foll"?
"foll" is spelled F-O-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈfɔlː\.
What does "foll" mean?
As an adj, "foll" means: Fou.
What words are commonly confused with "foll"?
"foll" is commonly confused with "fou", "for", "fox". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "foll"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foll" is \ˈfɔlː\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "foll" come from?
"foll" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.