Which to use
“fog” is a noun and “fut” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,288
- “fog” frequency rank
- #44,798
- “fut” frequency rank
- 53086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fog | fut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud. | Alternative form of 'sfoot. |
Letter map: fog vs fut
Shared letters muted; letters that set fog and fut apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for fog / fut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fog is anoun and futanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fog is recorded at frequency rank #8,288, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɒɡ/. fut is at rank #44,798, 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 53086, this pair ranks #151,794 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fog vs fut
Shared letters: f. Private to "fog": go. Private to "fut": tu.
"fog" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fog" for "fut" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fog" vs "fut" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "fog" vs "fut" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,794 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fog" and "fut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foh vs fut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #151,794 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.