# font vs front

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### font
*noun · IPA /fɒnt/ · frequency rank #9,611*
A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.

### front
*noun · IPA /fɹʌnt/ · frequency rank #529*
The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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