fournée

\fuʁ.ne\

/\fuʁ.ne\/ noun

The verdict

“fournée” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #36,849 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#36,849
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Quantité de pain qu’on fait cuire ou qu’on peut faire cuire à la fois dans un four.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fournée vs fourni
71% similar
fournée vs fourré
71% similar
fournée vs fournir
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fournée
PropertyValue
Headwordfournée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fuʁ.ne\
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,849
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fournée” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fournée lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for fournée is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fuʁ.ne\. Corpus data places it at rank #36,849 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fournée, with forms such as "ffournée", "forunée", and "founrée". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fourni", "fourré", "fournir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 fournée, spelled F-O-U-R-N-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quantité de pain qu’on fait cuire ou qu’on peut faire cuire à la fois dans un four.
  2. 2
    Quantité de toutes autres choses que l’on expose à l’action de la chaleur dans les fours.
  3. 3
    Un certain nombre de personnes qui sont nommées à la fois aux mêmes fonctions ou dignités.
  4. 4
    Un certain nombre de personnes qui accomplissent ensemble les mêmes actes ou subissent le même sort.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffournée,forunée,founrée,fournee,fourneé,fournnée,fourrnée,fouréne,fuornée,ofurnée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fournée - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffournée1forunée2founrée2fournee1fourneé2fournnée1fourrnée1fouréne2
Edit distance from "fournée"

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 "fournée"?
"fournée" is spelled F-O-U-R-N-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fuʁ.ne\.
What does "fournée" mean?
As a noun, "fournée" means: Quantité de pain qu’on fait cuire ou qu’on peut faire cuire à la fois dans un four.
What words are commonly confused with "fournée"?
"fournée" is commonly confused with "fourni", "fourré", "fournir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fournée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fournée" is \fuʁ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fournée" come from?
"fournée" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “fournée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-O-U-R-N-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fuʁ.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “fourni” - see the side-by-side comparison. fournée vs fourni
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list