Which to use
“foh” is an intj and “folk” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,923
- “foh” frequency rank
- #4,947
- “folk” frequency rank
- 54870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foh | folk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt. | A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants. |
Letter map: foh vs folk
Shared letters muted; letters that set foh and folk apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: foh is anintj and folkanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foh is recorded at frequency rank #49,923, classified as anintj. folk is at rank #4,947, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fəʊk/.
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 54870, this pair ranks #137,852 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foh vs folk
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foh": h. Private to "folk": kl.
"foh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "folk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- folk ← ffolk · flok · fokl · folkk · follk · oflk