fewvsfohWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#226
“few” frequency rank
#49,923
“foh” frequency rank
50149
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature few foh
Definition An indefinite, but usually small, number of. An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt.

Letter map: few vs foh

Shared letters muted; letters that set few and foh apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
few
3 ch
foh

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: few is adeterminer and fohanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

few is recorded at frequency rank #226, classified as adet, pronounced /fjuː/. 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 50149, this pair ranks #176,896 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of few vs foh

Shared letters: f. Private to "few": ew. Private to "foh": ho.

"few" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "foh" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "few" and "foh" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "few" is a determiner and "foh" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "few" or "foh"?
"few" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #226 in our English list, against #49,923 for "foh". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list