Which to use
“fong” and “ford” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,923
- “fong” frequency rank
- #2,996
- “ford” frequency rank
- 31919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fong | ford |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A kick. | A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing. |
Letter map: fong vs ford
Shared letters muted; letters that set fong and ford apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on fong vs ford
fong and ford 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fong is recorded at frequency rank #28,923, classified as anoun. ford is at rank #2,996, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɔːd/.
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 31919, this pair ranks #342,107 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fong vs ford
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fong": gn. Private to "ford": dr.
"fong" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "ford" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "fong" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ford" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #342,107 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fong" and "ford" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "FOMO vs fong". 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 #342,107 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.