fous

\fu\

/\fu\/ adj

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The verdict

“fous” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,126. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,126
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de fou.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fous · fous · French

fous · rank #2,126 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,126
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH finit

Nearest frequency peer: finit (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « fous »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « fous » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

fous vs Fs
25% similar
fous vs fun
50% similar
fous vs fût
25% similar

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

Key facts for fous
PropertyValue
Headwordfous
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fu\
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,126
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fous »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fousse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « finit » (#2,125), « fédération » (#2,127), « finances » (#2,124). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fous » est au #2,126. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around fous (IPA \fu\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,126 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de fou.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for fous, with forms such as "ffous", "fosu", and "fouss". 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, "Fs", "fun", "fût", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fous, spelled F-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de fou.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sur une remise en jeu, le Marsupilami cale le ballon sous le bras et commence à marcher tranquillement comme à l’entraînement, pour signer l’un des marchers les plus fous de l’histoire de la NBA.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffous
  • fosu
  • fouss
  • fuos
  • ofus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffous1fosu2fouss1fuos2ofus2
Edit distance from "fous"

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 "fous"?
"fous" is spelled F-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fu\.
What does "fous" mean?
As an adjective, "fous" means: Masculin pluriel de fou.
What words are commonly confused with "fous"?
"fous" is commonly confused with "Fs", "fun", "fût". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fous"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fous" is \fu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fous" come from?
"fous" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anne#2,110robe#2,147race#2,098euro#2,074

Similar misspelling depth

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

barre5 variantsballe5 variantsAlain5 variantsveille5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list