Which to use
“foh” is an intj and “foo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,923
- “foh” frequency rank
- #18,562
- “foo” frequency rank
- 68485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foh | foo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt. | Alternative form of fu: an administrative subdivision of imperial China; the capital of such divisions. |
Letter map: foh vs foo
Shared letters muted; letters that set foh and foo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for foh / foo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: foh is anintj and fooanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - h in “foh” becomes o in “foo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foh is recorded at frequency rank #49,923, classified as anintj. foo is at rank #18,562, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fuː/.
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 68485, this pair ranks #58,672 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of foh vs foo
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foh": h. Private to "foo": -.
"foh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "foo" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foh" for "foo" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "foh" or "foo" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "foh" and "foo".
- Full dictionary entry for "foh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,672 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foh" and "foo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foh vs FOMO". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #58,672 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.