Which to use
“fort” is a noun and “fou” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,302
- “fort” frequency rank
- #48,244
- “fou” frequency rank
- 51546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fort | fou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops. | Drunk. |
Letter map: fort vs fou
Shared letters muted; letters that set fort and fou apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fort is anoun and fouanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fort is recorded at frequency rank #3,302, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɔɹt/. fou is at rank #48,244, tagged as anadj.
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 51546, this pair ranks #164,571 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fort vs fou
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fort": rt. Private to "fou": u.
"fort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fou" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fort ← ffort · forrt · fortt · fotr · frot · ofrt