Which to use
“fey” is an adjective and “foh” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,654
- “fey” frequency rank
- #49,923
- “foh” frequency rank
- 79577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fey | foh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | About to die; doomed; on the verge of sudden or violent death. | An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt. |
Letter map: fey vs foh
Shared letters muted; letters that set fey and foh apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. fey (CVV) and foh (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for fey / foh
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fey is anadjective and fohanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fey is recorded at frequency rank #29,654, classified as anadj, pronounced /feɪ/. 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 79577, this pair ranks #21,741 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fey vs foh
Shared letters: f. Private to "fey": ey. Private to "foh": ho.
"fey" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "foh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fey" for "foh" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Pair "fey" vs "foh" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fey" 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 #21,741 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fey" and "foh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foh vs FOMO". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,741 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.