Which to use
“ford” and “foy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,996
- “ford” frequency rank
- #36,566
- “foy” frequency rank
- 39562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ford | foy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Faith, allegiance. |
Letter map: ford vs foy
Shared letters muted; letters that set ford and foy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: ford and foy
ford 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ford is recorded at frequency rank #2,996, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɔːd/. 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 39562, this pair ranks #275,543 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ford vs foy
Shared letters: fo. Private to "ford": dr. Private to "foy": y.
"ford" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "foy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ford ← fford · fodr · fordd · forrd · frod · ofrd
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ford" and "foy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ford" or "foy"?
Useful next steps
Pair "ford" vs "foy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ford" 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 #275,543 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ford" and "foy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "FOMO vs foy". 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 #275,543 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.