# fro vs front

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fro
*adverb · IPA /fɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #19,093*
From; away; back or backward.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fro-vs-front