wolofs
\wɔ.lɔf\
The verdict
“wolofs” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif wolof.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wolofs · wolofs · French
wolofs · 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 "W" 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 | wolofs |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \wɔ.lɔf\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
wolofs is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \wɔ.lɔf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif wolof.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wolofs, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is wolofs, spelled W-O-L-O-F-S.
Definition
- 1Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif wolof.
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.