Which to use
“foh” is an intj and “ford” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,923
- “foh” frequency rank
- #2,996
- “ford” frequency rank
- 52919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foh | ford |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt. | A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing. |
Letter map: foh vs ford
Shared letters muted; letters that set foh and ford apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: foh vs ford
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: foh is anintj and fordanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foh is recorded at frequency rank #49,923, classified as anintj. ford is at rank #2,996, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɔːd/.
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 52919, this pair ranks #153,111 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foh vs ford
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foh": h. Private to "ford": dr.
"foh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "ford" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ford ← fford · fodr · fordd · forrd · frod · ofrd
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foh" for "ford" ever safe?
Frequency check: "foh" vs "ford" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "foh" vs "ford" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "foh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ford" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,111 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foh" and "ford" 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 #153,111 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.