foulaison
\fu.lɛ.zɔ̃\
The verdict
“foulaison” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de fouler pour extraire le grain.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | foulaison |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fu.lɛ.zɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “foulaison” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
foulaison is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fu.lɛ.zɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de fouler pour extraire le grain.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for foulaison, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is foulaison, spelled F-O-U-L-A-I-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de fouler pour extraire le grain.
Synonyms
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 “foulaison”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-O-U-L-A-I-S-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fu.lɛ.zɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.