Which to use
“Föhr” is a name and “Fon” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,948
- “Föhr” frequency rank
- #43,878
- “Fon” frequency rank
- 89826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Föhr | Fon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine nordfriesische Insel vor der Westküste Schleswig-Holsteins | Telefon |
Where the eye mixes Föhr and Fon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. Föhr 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.
Visual trap between Föhr and Fon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Föhr is [føːɐ̯] 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 (name vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89826, 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]. 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 89826, this pair ranks #53,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Föhr vs Fon
Shared letters: f. Private to "Föhr": hrö. Private to "Fon": no.
"Föhr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Fon" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Föhr" for "Fon" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Föhr" or "Fon"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Föhr" and "Fon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Föhr" 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 #53,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Föhr" and "Fon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fock vs Föhr". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,249 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.