Which to use
“Fock” is a noun and “Fon” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,895
- “Fock” frequency rank
- #43,878
- “Fon” frequency rank
- 92773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fock | Fon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein kleineres Vorsegel, welches am Mast nicht überlappt; auf Yachten wird es bei Starkwind statt einer Genua angeschlagen | Telefon |
Where the eye mixes Fock and Fon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Fock runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Fon's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Fock with Fon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fock is [fɔk] while Fon is [foːn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92773, 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]. Fon is at rank #43,878, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [foːn].
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 92773, this pair ranks #27,390 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Fock vs Fon
Shared letters: fo. Private to "Fock": ck. Private to "Fon": n.
"Fock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Fon" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fock ← fcok · ffock · focck · fockk · fokc · ofck
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fock" and "Fon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Fock" vs "Fon" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Fock" and "Fon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,390 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fock" and "Fon" 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 #27,390 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.