foolhardy

\ˈfuːl.ˌhɑː.di\

/\ˈfuːl.ˌhɑː.di\/ adj

The verdict

“foolhardy” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Téméraire, inconscient.

Corpus desk

Index FR-foolhardy · foolhardy · French

foolhardy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for foolhardy
PropertyValue
Headwordfoolhardy
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈfuːl.ˌhɑː.di\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « foolhardy » en français

foolhardyn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

foolhardy is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈfuːl.ˌhɑː.di\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Téméraire, inconscient.".

foolhardy has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is foolhardy, spelled F-O-O-L-H-A-R-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Téméraire, inconscient.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. You can try screaming futilely I’d deem it foolhardy I’ll be here driving you doolally R.I.P

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "foolhardy"?
"foolhardy" is spelled F-O-O-L-H-A-R-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈfuːl.ˌhɑː.di\.
What does "foolhardy" mean?
As an adjective, "foolhardy" means: Téméraire, inconscient.
How do you pronounce "foolhardy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foolhardy" is \ˈfuːl.ˌhɑː.di\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list