fossane
\fɔ.san\
The verdict
“fossane” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom vulgaire de la genette fossane (Cryptoprocta ferox).
Corpus desk
Index FR-fossane · fossane · French
fossane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fossane |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɔ.san\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fossane » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fossane is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɔ.san\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for fossane in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fossane, spelled F-O-S-S-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1Nom vulgaire de la genette fossane (Cryptoprocta ferox).
- 2Nom vulgaire de la civette fossane (Fossa fossana), petit mammifère carnivore de la famille des Eupléridés, ressemblant à une genette ou à une petite civette, vivant à Madagascar.
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.