Which to use
“fol” is a verb and “font” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,656
- “fol” frequency rank
- #23,518
- “font” frequency rank
- 58174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fol | font |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv des Verbs flas ‚sprechen, reden‘ | Schriftart |
Letter map: fol vs font
Shared letters muted; letters that set fol and font apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. fol runs 3 letters (CVC) against font's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: fol vs font
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fol is averb and fontanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fol is recorded at frequency rank #34,656, classified as averb, pronounced […]. font is at rank #23,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɒnt].
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 58174, this pair ranks #872,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fol vs font
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fol": l. Private to "font": nt.
"fol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "font" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- font ← ffont · fnot · fonnt · fontt · fotn · ofnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fol" and "font" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fol" or "font" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "fol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "font" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #872,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fol" and "font" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fol vs puzzles". 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 #872,894 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.