Francofolies

\fʁɑ̃.ko.fɔ.li\

/\fʁɑ̃.ko.fɔ.li\/ name

The verdict

“Francofolies” is uncommon French (frequency #50,842 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,842
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Festival français de musique qui se tient chaque année à La Rochelle, en Charente-Maritime.

Corpus desk

Index FR-francofolies · Francofolies · French

Francofolies · rank #50,842 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,842
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH Freya

Nearest frequency peer: Freya (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Francofolies »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Francofolies » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Francofolies
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrancofolies
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\fʁɑ̃.ko.fɔ.li\
Letters12
Frequency rank#50,842
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Francofolies » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Francofoliestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Freya » (#50,843), « Fragonard » (#50,840), « frigos » (#50,844). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « Francofolies » est au #50,842. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Francofolies is uncommon French at frequency #50,842 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \fʁɑ̃.ko.fɔ.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Festival français de musique qui se tient chaque année à La Rochelle, en Charente-Maritime.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Francofolies, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Francofolies, spelled F-R-A-N-C-O-F-O-L-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Festival français de musique qui se tient chaque année à La Rochelle, en Charente-Maritime.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Maud Guilbeau, Aytrésienne depuis cinq ans, n’a pas raté une seule édition des Francofolies.

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 "Francofolies"?
"Francofolies" is spelled F-R-A-N-C-O-F-O-L-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁɑ̃.ko.fɔ.li\.
What does "Francofolies" mean?
As a proper noun, "Francofolies" means: Festival français de musique qui se tient chaque année à La Rochelle, en Charente-Maritime.
How do you pronounce "Francofolies"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Francofolies" is \fʁɑ̃.ko.fɔ.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list