Which to use
“foh” is an intj and “fra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,923
- “foh” frequency rank
- #25,765
- “fra” frequency rank
- 75688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foh | fra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt. | A title of a friar or monk: brother. |
Letter map: foh vs fra
Shared letters muted; letters that set foh and fra apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. foh (CVC) and fra (CCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: foh vs fra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: foh is anintj and fraanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foh is recorded at frequency rank #49,923, classified as anintj. fra is at rank #25,765, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɹɑː/.
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 75688, this pair ranks #32,340 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of foh vs fra
Shared letters: f. Private to "foh": ho. Private to "fra": ar.
"foh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fra" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've compared "foh" and "fra". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "foh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,340 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foh" and "fra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foh vs FOMO". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #32,340 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.