football américain
\fut.bo.l‿a.me.ʁi.kɛ̃\
The verdict
“football américain” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sport collectif de balle, qui se joue à la main, dont le but est de marquer plus de points que l’équipe adverse en portant le ballon jusqu’à sa zone de but.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | football américain |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fut.bo.l‿a.me.ʁi.kɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “football américain” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
football américain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fut.bo.l‿a.me.ʁi.kɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sport collectif de balle, qui se joue à la main, dont le but est de marquer plus de points que l’équipe adverse en portant le ballon jusqu’à sa zone de but.".
football américain doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is football américain, spelled F-O-O-T-B-A-L-L- -A-M-É-R-I-C-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Sport collectif de balle, qui se joue à la main, dont le but est de marquer plus de points que l’équipe adverse en portant le ballon jusqu’à sa zone de but.
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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.
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Using “football américain”
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- The one correct French spelling is F-O-O-T-B-A-L-L- -A-M-É-R-I-C-A-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fut.bo.l‿a.me.ʁi.kɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.