Which to use
“foh” is an intj and “font” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,923
- “foh” frequency rank
- #9,611
- “font” frequency rank
- 59534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foh | font |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt. | A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism. |
Letter map: foh vs font
Shared letters muted; letters that set foh and font apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: foh vs font
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: foh is anintj and fontanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foh is recorded at frequency rank #49,923, classified as anintj. font is at rank #9,611, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɒnt/.
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 59534, this pair ranks #105,575 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of foh vs font
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foh": h. Private to "font": nt.
"foh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "font" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- font ← ffont · fnot · fonnt · fontt · fotn · ofnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "foh" and "font" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "foh" or "font" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "foh" and "font". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "foh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "font" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,575 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foh" and "font" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foh vs FOMO". 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 #105,575 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.