Which to use
“Föhr” is a name and “Fond” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,948
- “Föhr” frequency rank
- #23,131
- “Fond” frequency rank
- 69079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Föhr | Fond |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine nordfriesische Insel vor der Westküste Schleswig-Holsteins | Wageninnenraum hinter den Fahrersitzen |
Where the eye mixes Föhr and Fond
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. Föhr and Fond follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Föhr vs Fond
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Föhr is [føːɐ̯] while Fond is [fɔ̃ː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69079, 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]. Fond is at rank #23,131, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɔ̃ː].
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 69079, this pair ranks #487,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Föhr vs Fond
Shared letters: f. Private to "Föhr": hrö. Private to "Fond": dno.
"Föhr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Fond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fond ← ffond · fnod · fodn · fondd · fonnd · ofnd
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Föhr" and "Fond" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Föhr" or "Fond"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Föhr" and "Fond" 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 "Fond" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #487,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Föhr" and "Fond" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fock vs Föhr". 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 #487,707 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.