further
\ˈfɝ.ðɚ\
The verdict
“further” is uncommon French (frequency #59,306 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,306
- frequency rank, French
- 3,276
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comparatif de far. Plus loin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-further · further · French
further · rank #59,306 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,306
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,276
- PHOTO-FINISH frou
Nearest frequency peer: frou (-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 « further »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Freycinet
Freycinet
40,698 corpus weight
- friperie
friperie
40,697 corpus weight
- frou
frou
40,696 corpus weight
- further
further
40,695 corpus weight
- fusionnée
fusionnée
40,694 corpus weight
- féodales
féodales
40,693 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « further » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | further |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈfɝ.ðɚ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #59,306 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « further » en français
Rare enough to double-check
further is uncommon French at frequency #59,306 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈfɝ.ðɚ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
further doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is further, spelled F-U-R-T-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Comparatif de far. Plus loin.
- 2Additionnel, supplémentaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how further appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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Synonyms
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.
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