Which to use
“font” is a noun and “four” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,518
- “font” frequency rank
- #14,803
- “four” frequency rank
- 38321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | font | four |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schriftart | vier |
Where the eye mixes font and four
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: font vs four
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: font is [fɒnt] while four is [fɔr]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
font is recorded at frequency rank #23,518, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɒnt]. four is at rank #14,803, tagged as anum, pronounced [fɔr].
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 38321, this pair ranks #1,567,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of font vs four
Shared letters: fo. Private to "font": nt. Private to "four": ru.
"font" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "four" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "font" for "four" ever safe?
Which is more common, "font" or "four"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "font" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "four" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,567,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "font" and "four" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fist vs font". 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 #1,567,021 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.