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 May 6, 2026) - Danse d’origine américaine, communément nommée « foxtrot ».
| 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) |
Where “slow fox” sits in French frequency
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 ».
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.
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Using “slow fox”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-L-O-W- -F-O-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \slo fɔks\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.