fondait

\fɔ̃.dɛ\

/\fɔ̃.dɛ\/ verb

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The verdict

“fondait” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,049. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,049
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de fonder.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fondait · fondait · French

fondait · rank #45,049 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,049
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH foncent

Nearest frequency peer: foncent (-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 « fondait »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fondait » 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).

fondait vs forfait
71% similar
fondait vs fondent
71% similar
fondait vs fondant
86% similar

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

Key facts for fondait
PropertyValue
Headwordfondait
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɔ̃.dɛ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,049
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fondait »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fondaitse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « foncent » (#45,048), « Fontenelle » (#45,050), « flute » (#45,047). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fondait » est au #45,049. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fondait (IPA \fɔ̃.dɛ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,049 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de fonder.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fondait, with forms such as "ffondait", "fnodait", and "fodnait". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "forfait", "fondent", "fondant", 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 fondait, spelled F-O-N-D-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de fonder.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffondait
  • fnodait
  • fodnait
  • fonadit
  • fondaitt
  • fondati
  • fonddait
  • fondiat
  • fonndait
  • ofndait

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffondait1fnodait2fodnait2fonadit2fondaitt1fondati2fonddait1fondiat2
Edit distance from "fondait"

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 "fondait"?
"fondait" is spelled F-O-N-D-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔ̃.dɛ\.
What does "fondait" mean?
As a verb, "fondait" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de fonder.
What words are commonly confused with "fondait"?
"fondait" is commonly confused with "forfait", "fondent", "fondant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fondait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fondait" is \fɔ̃.dɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fondait" come from?
"fondait" 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 "fondait", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

foncent#45,048floréal#45,045frelons#45,056frousse#45,059

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

factuel10 variantsfécond10 variantsGaltier10 variantsendurci10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list