Which to use
“font” and “foot” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,970
- “font” frequency rank
- #43,017
- “foot” frequency rank
- 60987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | font | foot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mutación aspirada del sustantivo masculino pont ('puente') | Pie. |
Where the eye mixes font and foot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: font vs foot
A purely visual mix-up. font ([ˈf̬ɔ̃nt]) and foot (/fʊt/) 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 - n in “font” becomes o in “foot”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
font is recorded at frequency rank #17,970, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈf̬ɔ̃nt]. foot is at rank #43,017, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fʊt/.
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 60987, this pair ranks #57,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of font vs foot
Shared letters: fot. Private to "font": n. Private to "foot": -.
"font" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "foot" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "font" and "foot" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "font" or "foot"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "font" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "font" and "foot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foot 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 #57,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.