fohvsforkWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: foh is a intj, fork is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“foh” is an intj and “fork” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,923
“foh” frequency rank
#6,788
“fork” frequency rank
56711
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature foh fork
Definition An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt. Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows:

Letter map: foh vs fork

Shared letters muted; letters that set foh and fork apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
foh
4 ch
fork

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: foh is anintj and forkanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

foh is recorded at frequency rank #49,923, classified as anintj. fork is at rank #6,788, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɔːk/.

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 56711, this pair ranks #124,275 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of foh vs fork

Shared letters: fo. Private to "foh": h. Private to "fork": kr.

"foh" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "fork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • forkffork · fokr · forkk · forrk · frok · ofrk

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "foh" and "fork" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "foh" is an intj and "fork" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "foh" or "fork"?
"fork" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,788 in our English list, against #49,923 for "foh". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list