loufoque

\lu.fɔk\

/\lu.fɔk\/ adj

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The verdict

“loufoque” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,122
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fou.

Corpus desk

Index FR-loufoque · loufoque · French

loufoque · rank #31,122 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,122
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH liesse

Nearest frequency peer: liesse (-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 « loufoque »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « loufoque » 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).

loufoque vs loufoques
89% similar

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

Key facts for loufoque
PropertyValue
Headwordloufoque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\lu.fɔk\
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,122
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « loufoque »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.loufoquese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « liesse » (#31,121), « Lucille » (#31,123), « libertin » (#31,120). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « loufoque » est au #31,122. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around loufoque (IPA \lu.fɔk\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,122 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for loufoque, with forms such as "lloufoque", "lofuoque", and "louffoque". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "loufoques", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 loufoque, spelled L-O-U-F-O-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fou.
  2. 2
    D’une drôlerie surprenante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Partant de cette idée de loufoque, et grâce à son immense fortune, elle s'entourait des objets plus ou moins authentiques ayant appartenu à la reine guillotinée par la Révolution française...
  2. Quelle fricassée d’enfants ! Vous serez bientôt sourde et loufoque.

Synonyms

louf

This word in other languages

zany(English)verrückt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lloufoque
  • lofuoque
  • louffoque
  • loufoqeu
  • loufoqque
  • loufouqe
  • loufqoue
  • louofque
  • luofoque
  • olufoque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of loufoque - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lloufoque1lofuoque2louffoque1loufoqeu2loufoqque1loufouqe2loufqoue2louofque2
Edit distance from "loufoque"

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 "loufoque"?
"loufoque" is spelled L-O-U-F-O-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lu.fɔk\.
What does "loufoque" mean?
As an adjective, "loufoque" means: Fou.
What words are commonly confused with "loufoque"?
"loufoque" is commonly confused with "loufoques". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "loufoque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loufoque" is \lu.fɔk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loufoque" come from?
"loufoque" 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 "loufoque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

libertin#31,120ludiques#31,124Maillard#31,127Motorola#31,142

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

latinos10 variantslatence10 variantsmangeur10 variantsnitrate10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list