Foulah

\pu.la\

/\pu.la\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de Peul.

Corpus desk

Index FR-foulah · Foulah · French

Foulah · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for Foulah
PropertyValue
HeadwordFoulah
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pu.la\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Foulah » en français

Foulahn'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

Foulah is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pu.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de Peul.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Foulah in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Foulah, spelled F-O-U-L-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de Peul.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Foulahs : Entre le 4° de latitude nord et les frontières du Sénégal, il existe une race négroïde caractérisée par des traits plus caucasien que ceux des nègre, par une chevelure longue et médiocrement crépue, par une teinte noire rougeâtre de la peau
  2. La domination des Foulahs qui avaient soumis les Landoumas et les Bagas s'exerça jusqu'au XIXe siècle. Le Foulah est un individu de taille moyenne et mince au teint assez clair.… Il parle le dialecte foulah.

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 "Foulah"?
"Foulah" is spelled F-O-U-L-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is \pu.la\.
What does "Foulah" mean?
As a noun, "Foulah" means: Synonyme de Peul.
How do you pronounce "Foulah"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Foulah" is \pu.la\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Foulah" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list