shofar

\ʃɔ.faʁ\

/\ʃɔ.faʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“shofar” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante orthographique de schofar.

Corpus desk

Index FR-shofar · shofar · French

shofar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for shofar
PropertyValue
Headwordshofar
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɔ.faʁ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “shofar” sits in French frequency

shofar falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shofar is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɔ.faʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de schofar.".

shofar has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is shofar, spelled S-H-O-F-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de schofar.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "shofar"?
"shofar" is spelled S-H-O-F-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɔ.faʁ\.
What does "shofar" mean?
As a noun, "shofar" means: Variante orthographique de schofar.
How do you pronounce "shofar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shofar" is \ʃɔ.faʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shofar" come from?
"shofar" 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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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