fouinard

\fwi.naʁ\

/\fwi.naʁ\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - et Aimant fouiner, curieux de ce qui concerne les autres.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fouinard · fouinard · French

fouinard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 fouinard
PropertyValue
Headwordfouinard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fwi.naʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fouinard » en français

fouinardreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

fouinard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fwi.naʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "et Aimant fouiner, curieux de ce qui concerne les autres.".

Zero misspellings are on record for fouinard in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fouinard, spelled F-O-U-I-N-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    et Aimant fouiner, curieux de ce qui concerne les autres.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Elle a un petit regard fouinard qui ne trompe pas: elle adore se mêler de ce qui ne la regarde pas.

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 "fouinard"?
"fouinard" is spelled F-O-U-I-N-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \fwi.naʁ\.
What does "fouinard" mean?
As an adjective, "fouinard" means: et Aimant fouiner, curieux de ce qui concerne les autres.
How do you pronounce "fouinard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fouinard" is \fwi.naʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fouinard" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list