Which to use
“foi” and “foy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,644
- “foi” frequency rank
- #36,566
- “foy” frequency rank
- 79210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foi | foy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A depiction of a handshake. | Faith, allegiance. |
Letter map: foi vs foy
Shared letters muted; letters that set foi and foy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. foi and foy follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: foi and foy
foi and foy 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 a single letter - i in “foi” becomes y in “foy”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foi is recorded at frequency rank #42,644, classified as anoun. foy is at rank #36,566, tagged as anoun.
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 79210, this pair ranks #22,663 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of foi vs foy
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foi": i. Private to "foy": y.
"foi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "foy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "foi" vs "foy" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "foi" and "foy". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "foi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,663 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foi" and "foy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foi vs FOMO". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #22,663 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.