Which to use
“foh” is an intj and “fox” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,923
- “foh” frequency rank
- #2,204
- “fox” frequency rank
- 52127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foh | fox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt. | A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups: |
Letter map: foh vs fox
Shared letters muted; letters that set foh and fox apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for foh / fox
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: foh is anintj and foxanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - h in “foh” becomes x in “fox”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foh is recorded at frequency rank #49,923, classified as anintj. fox is at rank #2,204, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɒks/.
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 52127, this pair ranks #159,646 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foh vs fox
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foh": h. Private to "fox": x.
"foh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foh" for "fox" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "foh" or "fox" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "foh" and "fox".
- Full dictionary entry for "foh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,646 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foh" and "fox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foh vs FOMO". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #159,646 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.