Which to use
“Fock” is a noun and “fol” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,895
- “Fock” frequency rank
- #34,656
- “fol” frequency rank
- 83551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fock | fol |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein kleineres Vorsegel, welches am Mast nicht überlappt; auf Yachten wird es bei Starkwind statt einer Genua angeschlagen | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv des Verbs flas ‚sprechen, reden‘ |
Letter map: Fock vs fol
Shared letters muted; letters that set Fock and fol apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Fock and fol
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Fock is anoun and folaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fock is recorded at frequency rank #48,895, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɔk]. fol is at rank #34,656, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 83551, this pair ranks #138,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Fock vs fol
Shared letters: fo. Private to "Fock": ck. Private to "fol": l.
"Fock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fol" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fock ← fcok · ffock · focck · fockk · fokc · ofck
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Fock" and "fol" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Fock" or "fol"?
After this comparison
You've compared "Fock" and "fol". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fock" and "fol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fack vs Fock". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #138,053 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.