Fulda

name

The verdict

“Fulda” is an uncommon French word, ranked #93,796 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#93,796
frequency rank, French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cours d’eau d’Allemagne.

Key facts for Fulda
PropertyValue
HeadwordFulda
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#93,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Fulda” 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). Fulda 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 Fulda is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #93,796 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Fulda, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Fulda, spelled F-U-L-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cours d’eau d’Allemagne.
  2. 2
    Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans la Hesse.

This word in other languages

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 "Fulda"?
"Fulda" is spelled F-U-L-D-A.
What does "Fulda" mean?
As a proper noun, "Fulda" means: Cours d’eau d’Allemagne.
What language does "Fulda" come from?
"Fulda" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Fulda”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-U-L-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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