slow fox
\slo fɔks\
The verdict
“slow fox” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Danse d’origine américaine, communément nommée « foxtrot ».
Corpus desk
Index FR-slow-fox · slow fox · French
slow fox · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | slow fox |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \slo fɔks\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « slow fox » en français
Rare enough to double-check
slow fox is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \slo fɔks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Danse d’origine américaine, communément nommée « foxtrot ».".
slow fox has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is slow fox, spelled S-L-O-W- -F-O-X.
Definition
- 1Danse d’origine américaine, communément nommée « foxtrot ».
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how slow fox appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il se voyait danser des slow-fox sur la piste célèbre d'une boîte de nuit avec sa bienfaitrice.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.