foncé

\fɔ̃.se\

/\fɔ̃.se\/ adj

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The verdict

“foncé” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,058. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,058
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sombre ; peu clair.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fonce · foncé · French

foncé · rank #7,058 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,058
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH exécuter

Nearest frequency peer: exécuter (-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 « foncé »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « foncé » 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).

foncé vs font
60% similar
foncé vs fond
60% similar
foncé vs fons
60% similar

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

Key facts for foncé
PropertyValue
Headwordfoncé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fɔ̃.se\
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,058
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « foncé »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.foncése 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 « exécuter » (#7,057), « fondamentale » (#7,059), « envisage » (#7,056). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « foncé » est au #7,058. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around foncé (IPA \fɔ̃.se\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,058 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sombre ; peu clair.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for foncé, with forms such as "ffoncé", "fnocé", and "focné". 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, "font", "fond", "fons", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is foncé, spelled F-O-N-C-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sombre ; peu clair.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pour réchampir les moulures, on broie les couleurs à l'huile de noix et on détrempe à l'essence ; on applique deux couches généralement plus foncées que le fond.

Synonyms

obscursombre

This word in other languages

dark(English)oscuro(Español)dunkel(Deutsch)escuro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffoncé
  • fnocé
  • focné
  • fonccé
  • fonce
  • fonncé
  • fonéc
  • ofncé

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffoncé1fnocé2focné2fonccé1fonce1fonncé1fonéc2ofncé2
Edit distance from "foncé"

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 "foncé"?
"foncé" is spelled F-O-N-C-É. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔ̃.se\.
What does "foncé" mean?
As an adjective, "foncé" means: Sombre ; peu clair.
What words are commonly confused with "foncé"?
"foncé" is commonly confused with "font", "fond", "fons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "foncé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foncé" is \fɔ̃.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "foncé" come from?
"foncé" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

encre#7,055crash#7,044coque#7,042autel#7,030

Similar misspelling depth

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

devise8 variantscopies8 variantsmoines8 variantsAmiens8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list