fouteau
\fu.to\
The verdict
“fouteau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hêtre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fouteau · fouteau · French
fouteau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fouteau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fu.to\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fouteau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fouteau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fu.to\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hêtre.".
fouteau doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fouteau, spelled F-O-U-T-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Hêtre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fouteau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et la gouvernante, tendant à Léonor un fort gros livre, et celle-ci … commença à le lire …. … Léonor y rencontra le mot fouteau qui est un autre nom pour le hêtre. — Madame, dit incontinent la gouvernante d'un ton rude et comme si elle gourmandait la pauvrette, ne dites pas ce mot! Il est fort malhoneste et sied peu à la bouche d'une fille. … Prononcez la…
Par les sentes grises On dévale au fond Du vallon profond ; Ou bien, sous les frises Des sombres fouteaux, On court les plateaux
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.