fohvsfourWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#49,923
“foh” frequency rank
#272
“four” frequency rank
50195
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature foh four
Definition An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt. A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••)

Letter map: foh vs four

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

3 ch
foh
4 ch
four

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: foh is anintj and fouranum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

foh is recorded at frequency rank #49,923, classified as anintj. four is at rank #272, tagged as anum, pronounced /foɹ/.

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 50195, this pair ranks #176,488 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of foh vs four

Shared letters: fo. Private to "foh": h. Private to "four": ru.

"foh" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "four" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fourffour · foru · fourr · fuor · ofur

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "foh" and "four" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "foh" is an intj and "four" a num, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "foh" or "four"?
"four" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #272 in our English list, against #49,923 for "foh". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list