Which to use
“fork” and “foy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,788
- “fork” frequency rank
- #36,566
- “foy” frequency rank
- 43354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fork | foy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows: | Faith, allegiance. |
Letter map: fork vs foy
Shared letters muted; letters that set fork and foy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
fork 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 43354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fork is recorded at frequency rank #6,788, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɔːk/. 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 43354, this pair ranks #240,784 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fork vs foy
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fork": kr. Private to "foy": y.
"fork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "foy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fork ← ffork · fokr · forkk · forrk · frok · ofrk