Which to use
“foi” and “font” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,644
- “foi” frequency rank
- #9,611
- “font” frequency rank
- 52255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foi | font |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A depiction of a handshake. | A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism. |
Letter map: foi vs font
Shared letters muted; letters that set foi and font apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on foi vs font
foi and font are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foi is recorded at frequency rank #42,644, classified as anoun. font is at rank #9,611, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɒnt/.
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 52255, this pair ranks #158,578 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foi vs font
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foi": i. Private to "font": nt.
"foi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "font" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- font ← ffont · fnot · fonnt · fontt · fotn · ofnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "foi" and "font" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "foi" or "font" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "foi" and "font".
- Full dictionary entry for "foi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "font" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,578 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foi" and "font" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foi 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 #158,578 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.