fongique

\fɔ̃.ʒik\

/\fɔ̃.ʒik\/ adj

The verdict

“fongique” is uncommon French (frequency #66,744 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,744
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux champignons, en particulier aux champignons microscopiques.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fongique · fongique · French

fongique · rank #66,744 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,744
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fondants

Nearest frequency peer: fondants (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « fongique »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « fongique » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fongique
PropertyValue
Headwordfongique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fɔ̃.ʒik\
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,744
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fongique » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).fongiquetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « fondants » (#66,743), « foreuse » (#66,745), « flushing » (#66,742). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fongique » est au #66,744. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fongique is uncommon French at frequency #66,744 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɔ̃.ʒik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif aux champignons, en particulier aux champignons microscopiques.".

fongique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is fongique, spelled F-O-N-G-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux champignons, en particulier aux champignons microscopiques.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Si notre connaissance du monde fongique a bien progressé ces dernières décennies, les champignons et leurs modes de vie restent souvent méconnus du public.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "fongique"?
"fongique" is spelled F-O-N-G-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔ̃.ʒik\.
What does "fongique" mean?
As an adjective, "fongique" means: Relatif aux champignons, en particulier aux champignons microscopiques.
How do you pronounce "fongique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fongique" is \fɔ̃.ʒik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fongique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list