Which to use
“flog” is a verb and “foy” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,629
- “flog” frequency rank
- #36,566
- “foy” frequency rank
- 78195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flog | foy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To whip or scourge as punishment. | Faith, allegiance. |
Letter map: flog vs foy
Shared letters muted; letters that set flog and foy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. flog runs 4 letters (CCVC) against foy's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: flog vs foy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: flog is averb and foyanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flog is recorded at frequency rank #41,629, classified as averb, pronounced /flɒɡ/. foy is at rank #36,566, tagged as anoun.
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 78195, this pair ranks #25,232 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of flog vs foy
Shared letters: fo. Private to "flog": gl. Private to "foy": y.
"flog" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "foy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- flog ← fflog · flgo · fllog · flogg · folg · lfog
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flog" and "foy" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "flog" or "foy"?
What to do next
Pair "flog" vs "foy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "flog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,232 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flog" and "foy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flog vs foh". 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 #25,232 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.