vache folle
\vaʃ fɔl\
The verdict
“vache folle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vache atteinte de l’encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vache folle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vaʃ fɔl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vache folle” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vache folle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vaʃ fɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vache folle, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is vache folle, spelled V-A-C-H-E- -F-O-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Vache atteinte de l’encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine.
- 2Encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine.
This word in other languages
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 “vache folle”
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- The one correct French spelling is V-A-C-H-E- -F-O-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \vaʃ fɔl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.