fondatrice

/\fɔ̃.da.tʁis\/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,041

in French word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

fondatrice is aFrenchnoun. It means: Celle qui fonde. Pronounced \fɔ̃.da.tʁis\. Often confused with formatrice and fondatrices.

Key facts for fondatrice
PropertyValue
Headwordfondatrice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔ̃.da.tʁis\
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,041
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for fondatrice is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɔ̃.da.tʁis\. Corpus data places it at rank #14,041 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for fondatrice, with forms such as "ffondatrice", "fnodatrice", and "fodnatrice". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "formatrice", "fondatrices", 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 fondatrice, spelled F-O-N-D-A-T-R-I-C-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui fonde.
  2. 2
    Celle qui fonde un établissement.
  3. 3
    Reine, insecte femelle non stérile qui peut fonder un nid, une ruche.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffondatrice,fnodatrice,fodnatrice,fonadtrice,fondartice,fondatirce,fondatrcie,fondatricce,fondatriec,fondatrrice,fondattrice,fonddatrice,fondtarice,fonndatrice,ofndatrice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fondatrice

Misspelling Variants of "fondatrice"

ffondatrice11fnodatrice10fodnatrice10fonadtrice10fondartice10fondatirce10fondatrcie10fondatricce11
Misspelling Variants of "fondatrice"

Frequency rank: #14,041 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fondatrice"?
"fondatrice" is spelled F-O-N-D-A-T-R-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔ̃.da.tʁis\.
What does "fondatrice" mean?
As a noun, "fondatrice" means: Celle qui fonde.
What words are commonly confused with "fondatrice"?
"fondatrice" is commonly confused with "formatrice", "fondatrices". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fondatrice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fondatrice" is \fɔ̃.da.tʁis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fondatrice" come from?
"fondatrice" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.