Fontenay

\fɔ̃t.nɛ\

/\fɔ̃t.nɛ\/ name

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The verdict

“Fontenay” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,206. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,206
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de l’Indre.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Fontenay vs Frontenac
78% similar
Fontenay vs fontana
63% similar

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

Key facts for Fontenay
PropertyValue
HeadwordFontenay
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\fɔ̃t.nɛ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,206
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Fontenay” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Fontenay lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Fontenay (IPA \fɔ̃t.nɛ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,206 among 137,178 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fontenay, with forms such as "ffontenay", "fnotenay", and "fonetnay". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Frontenac", "fontana", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Fontenay, spelled F-O-N-T-E-N-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de l’Indre.
  2. 2
    Commune française, située dans le département de Saône-et-Loire.
  3. 3
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Seine-Maritime.
  4. 4
    Commune française, située dans le département des Vosges.
  5. 5
    Village et ancienne commune française, située dans le département de la Manche intégrée dans la commune de Romagny Fontenay en janvier 2016.
  6. 6
    Ancien nom de la commune française Fontenay-en-Vexin dans l’Eure.
  7. 7
    Ancien nom de la commune française Fontenay-sur-Loing dans le Loiret.
  8. 8
    Nom court de la commune française de Fontenay-sous-Bois, située dans le département du Val-de-Marne.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffontenay
  • fnotenay
  • fonetnay
  • fonntenay
  • fonteany
  • fontenayy
  • fontennay
  • fontenya
  • fontneay
  • fonttenay
  • fotnenay
  • ofntenay

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fontenay - 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.

ffontenay1fnotenay2fonetnay2fonntenay1fonteany2fontenayy1fontennay1fontenya2
Edit distance from "Fontenay"

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 "Fontenay"?
"Fontenay" is spelled F-O-N-T-E-N-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔ̃t.nɛ\.
What does "Fontenay" mean?
As a proper noun, "Fontenay" means: Commune française, située dans le département de l’Indre.
What words are commonly confused with "Fontenay"?
"Fontenay" is commonly confused with "Frontenac", "fontana". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fontenay"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fontenay" is \fɔ̃t.nɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fontenay" come from?
"Fontenay" 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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Using “Fontenay”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-O-N-T-E-N-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɔ̃t.nɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Frontenac” - see the side-by-side comparison. Fontenay vs Frontenac
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list