Which to use
“Föhr” is a name and “fol” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,948
- “Föhr” frequency rank
- #34,656
- “fol” frequency rank
- 80604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Föhr | fol |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine nordfriesische Insel vor der Westküste Schleswig-Holsteins | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv des Verbs flas ‚sprechen, reden‘ |
Letter map: Föhr vs fol
Shared letters muted; letters that set Föhr and fol apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. Föhr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against fol's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Föhr and fol
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Föhr is aname and folaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Föhr is recorded at frequency rank #45,948, classified as aname, pronounced [føːɐ̯]. 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 80604, this pair ranks #192,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Föhr vs fol
Shared letters: f. Private to "Föhr": hrö. Private to "fol": lo.
"Föhr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fol" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Föhr" and "fol" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Föhr" or "fol" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "Föhr" vs "fol" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Föhr" 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 #192,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Föhr" and "fol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fock vs Föhr". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #192,300 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.