English homophones

forex/XXXX

"forex" (#12,245 written frequency) beats "XXXX" (#33,491) in this 2-word /ˈfɔɹˌɛks/ cluster. Size rank #133 of 1,007 English groups.

Data vintage

Frequency splits the cluster

These 2 spellings keep the same /ˈfɔɹˌɛks/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "forex" leads at #12,245, with "XXXX" trailing at #33,491.

Spelling pairs in this cluster

  • No shared spelling stem: "forex" is 5 letters, "XXXX" is 4; only the sound ties them.

Orthographic DNA of this cluster

Shared letters across forex, XXXX: x. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.

  • forex

    5 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVCVC

    Inventory eforx · private efor

  • XXXX

    4 letters · 0 vowels · shape CCCC

    Inventory x · no private letters vs siblings

Pick the spelling from the meaning

  • Write "forex" when you mean: Syllabic abbreviation of foreign exchange.
  • Write "XXXX" when you mean: A fuck / damn.

Known mistypes of these spellings

Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.

  • forexfforex · foerx · forexx · forrex · forxe · froex

Each spelling

forex

noun · /ˈfɔɹˌɛks/ · #12,245 frequency

Syllabic abbreviation of foreign exchange.

XXXX

noun · /fɔːɹˈɛks/ · #33,491 frequency

A fuck / damn.

Nearby English homophone groups

What to do next

You've reviewed the 2-spelling cluster (forex, XXXX). Here's where to go from here.

  • "forex" is the most frequent headword in this 2-spelling cluster (rank #12,245 in English). Full entry
  • Among English homophone groups, a cluster of 2 spellings ranks #133 by size (1,007 groups in this vintage). Corpus statistics
  • Explore a nearby 2-spelling cluster: Philly · filly. Nearby cluster
  • Each spelling in "forex, XXXX" has its own headword page with definition, IPA, and misspelling variants. First entry

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list