fondement

\fɔ̃d.mɑ̃\

/\fɔ̃d.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“fondement” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,245. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,245
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maçonnerie qui sert de base à un édifice ou à une construction, et qui se fait dans la terre jusqu’au rez-de-chaussée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fondement · fondement · French

fondement · rank #8,245 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,245
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH firme

Nearest frequency peer: firme (-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 « fondement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fondement » 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).

fondement vs fondent
78% similar
fondement vs fortement
78% similar
fondement vs forcement
78% similar

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

Key facts for fondement
PropertyValue
Headwordfondement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔ̃d.mɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,245
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fondement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).fondementse 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 « firme » (#8,244), « forcée » (#8,246), « expulsion » (#8,243). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fondement » est au #8,245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around fondement (IPA \fɔ̃d.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,245 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for fondement, with forms such as "ffondement", "fnodement", and "fodnement". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "fondent", "fortement", "forcement", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is fondement, spelled F-O-N-D-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maçonnerie qui sert de base à un édifice ou à une construction, et qui se fait dans la terre jusqu’au rez-de-chaussée.
  2. 2
    Tranchée ou fossé que l’on fait pour commencer à bâtir.
  3. 3
    La terre ou les rocs qui sont au-dessous de la base d’une montagne et qui la soutiennent.
  4. 4
    Ce qui sert de base à une thèse ou à une théorie.
  5. 5
    Ce qui fait le premier établissement d'une chose, ce qui le forme, ce qui le constitue.
  6. 6
    Ce qui sert de base, de principal soutien, de principal appui.
  7. 7
    Cause, motif, sujet.
  8. 8
    Le derrière et plus particulièrement l’anus, l’extrémité du gros intestin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Asseoir les fondements.
  2. Ébranler, saper les fondements.

This word in other languages

foundation(English)fundamento(Español)Einrichtung(Deutsch)fundação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffondement
  • fnodement
  • fodnement
  • fonddement
  • fondeemnt
  • fondemennt
  • fondementt
  • fondemetn
  • fondemment
  • fondemnet
  • fondmeent
  • fonedment
  • fonndement
  • ofndement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fondement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffondement1fnodement2fodnement2fonddement1fondeemnt2fondemennt1fondementt1fondemetn2
Edit distance from "fondement"

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 "fondement"?
"fondement" is spelled F-O-N-D-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔ̃d.mɑ̃\.
What does "fondement" mean?
As a noun, "fondement" means: Maçonnerie qui sert de base à un édifice ou à une construction, et qui se fait dans la terre jusqu’au rez-de-chaussée.
What words are commonly confused with "fondement"?
"fondement" is commonly confused with "fondent", "fortement", "forcement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fondement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fondement" is \fɔ̃d.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fondement" come from?
"fondement" 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 "fondement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

expulsion#8,243envergure#8,239désaccord#8,233croisière#8,224

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

molécules14 variantsacceptation14 variantsacadémique14 variantsafricaines14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list