phoque

\fɔk\

/\fɔk\/ noun

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The verdict

“phoque” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,815. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,815
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mammifère carnivore marin au corps fusiforme, aux membres antérieurs, très courts, transformés en palettes natatoires et aux membres postérieurs qui ne peuvent se replier sous le ventre, et dont il...

Corpus desk

Index FR-phoque · phoque · French

phoque · rank #20,815 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,815
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH perses

Nearest frequency peer: perses (-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 « phoque »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « phoque » 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).

phoque vs pique
67% similar
phoque vs proue
67% similar
phoque vs plaqué
50% similar

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

Key facts for phoque
PropertyValue
Headwordphoque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔk\
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,815
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « phoque »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « perses » (#20,814), « photographiques » (#20,816), « perpétuer » (#20,813). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « phoque » est au #20,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around phoque (IPA \fɔk\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,815 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mammifère carnivore marin au corps fusiforme, aux membres antérieurs, très courts, transformés en palettes natatoires et aux membres postérieurs qui ne peuvent se replier sous le ventre, et dont il...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for phoque, with forms such as "hpoque", "phhoque", and "phoqeu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "pique", "proue", "plaqué", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is phoque, spelled P-H-O-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mammifère carnivore marin au corps fusiforme, aux membres antérieurs, très courts, transformés en palettes natatoires et aux membres postérieurs qui ne peuvent se replier sous le ventre, et dont il existe plusieurs espèces, entre autres le phoque commun.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un phoque commun mâle mesure en moyenne une taille de 1,55 m avec un poids de 90 kilos. Pour les femelles, la taille moyenne est de 1,45 m avec un poids de 70 kilos.
  2. Devant une bonne choucroûte au jambon, ils oublièrent le pudding de graisse de phoque farci aux myrtilles ! ^([sic])

This word in other languages

seal(English)foca(Español)Seehund(Deutsch)foca(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hpoque
  • phhoque
  • phoqeu
  • phoqque
  • phouqe
  • phqoue
  • pohque
  • pphoque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hpoque2phhoque1phoqeu2phoqque1phouqe2phqoue2pohque2pphoque1
Edit distance from "phoque"

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 "phoque"?
"phoque" is spelled P-H-O-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔk\.
What does "phoque" mean?
As a noun, "phoque" means: Mammifère carnivore marin au corps fusiforme, aux membres antérieurs, très courts, transformés en palettes natatoires et aux membres postérieurs qui ne peuvent se replier sous le ventre, et dont il...
What words are commonly confused with "phoque"?
"phoque" is commonly confused with "pique", "proue", "plaqué". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "phoque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "phoque" is \fɔk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "phoque" come from?
"phoque" 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 "phoque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

perses#20,814prompt#20,822prélat#20,827lézard#20,782

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

nutella8 variantsMossoul8 variantstrader8 variantstwist8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list