FESvsfohWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: FES is a noun, foh is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“FES” is a noun and “foh” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,812
“FES” frequency rank
#49,923
“foh” frequency rank
89735
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature FES foh
Definition Initialism of floppy eyelid syndrome An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt.

Letter map: FES vs foh

Shared letters muted; letters that set FES and foh apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. FES and foh follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

3 ch
FES
3 ch
foh

Role in the sentence - FES and foh

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: FES is anoun and fohanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

FES is recorded at frequency rank #39,812, classified as anoun. foh is at rank #49,923, tagged as anintj.

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 89735, this pair ranks #4,864 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of FES vs foh

Shared letters: f. Private to "FES": es. Private to "foh": ho.

"FES" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "foh" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "FES" for "foh" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "FES" is a noun and "foh" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "FES" or "foh"?
"FES" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,812 in our English list, against #49,923 for "foh". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "FES" vs "foh" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "FES" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "foh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,864 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "FES" and "foh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foh vs FOMO". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #4,864 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list