fuckvsfutWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fuck is a verb, fut is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fuck” is a verb and “fut” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#396
“fuck” frequency rank
#44,798
“fut” frequency rank
45194
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fuck fut
Definition To have sexual intercourse; to copulate. Alternative form of 'sfoot.

Letter map: fuck vs fut

Shared letters muted; letters that set fuck and fut apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
fuck
3 ch
fut

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fuck is averb and futanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fuck is recorded at frequency rank #396, classified as averb, pronounced /fʌk/. fut is at rank #44,798, tagged as anintj.

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 45194, this pair ranks #223,524 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fuck vs fut

Shared letters: fu. Private to "fuck": ck. Private to "fut": t.

"fuck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "fut" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fuckfcuk · ffuck · fucck · fuckk · fukc · ufck

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fuck" and "fut" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fuck" is a verb and "fut" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fuck" or "fut"?
"fuck" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #396 in our English list, against #44,798 for "fut". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list