Foucault

\fu.kɔ\

/\fu.kɔ\/ name

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The verdict

“Foucault” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,883. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,883
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-foucault · Foucault · French

Foucault · rank #16,883 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,883
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fosses

Nearest frequency peer: fosses (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Foucault”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Foucault” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Foucault
PropertyValue
HeadwordFoucault
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\fu.kɔ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,883
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “Foucault” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Foucaultse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fosses » (#16,882), « Francesco » (#16,884), « fitness » (#16,881). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Foucault (IPA \fu.kɔ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,883 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Foucault, with forms such as "ffoucault", "focuault", and "fouacult". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Foucault, spelled F-O-U-C-A-U-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffoucault
  • focuault
  • fouacult
  • foucalut
  • foucaullt
  • foucaultt
  • foucautl
  • fouccault
  • foucualt
  • fuocault
  • ofucault

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffoucault1focuault2fouacult2foucalut2foucaullt1foucaultt1foucautl2fouccault1
Edit distance from "Foucault"

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 "Foucault"?
"Foucault" is spelled F-O-U-C-A-U-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fu.kɔ\.
What does "Foucault" mean?
As a proper noun, "Foucault" means: Prénom masculin.
What are common misspellings of "Foucault"?
Common misspellings include "ffoucault", "focuault", "fouacult", "foucalut", "foucaullt". The correct spelling is "Foucault".
How do you pronounce "Foucault"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Foucault" is \fu.kɔ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Foucault" come from?
"Foucault" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

franchit#16,885gourmand#16,894délibéré#16,860immortel#16,906

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

fusionner11 variantsillimitée11 variantsdoublure11 variantsinaperçu11 variants

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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