Which to use
“fono” and “font” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,847
- “fono” frequency rank
- #17,970
- “font” frequency rank
- 58817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fono | font |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dispositivo de telecomunicación que recibe y transmite sonido, codificado como impulsos eléctricos, mediante un cable o una señal de radio, permitiendo así la comunicación entre ubicaciones distantes | Mutación aspirada del sustantivo masculino pont ('puente') |
Where the eye mixes fono and font
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fono and font
A purely visual mix-up. fono ([ˈfono]) and font ([ˈf̬ɔ̃nt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - o in “fono” becomes t in “font”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fono is recorded at frequency rank #40,847, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfono]. font is at rank #17,970, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈf̬ɔ̃nt].
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 58817, this pair ranks #65,030 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fono vs font
Shared letters: fno. Private to "fono": -. Private to "font": t.
"fono" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "font" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fono" and "font" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fono" vs "font" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fono" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "font" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,030 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fono" and "font" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fono vs fora". 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 #65,030 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.