Which to use
“font” is a noun and “found” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,970
- “font” frequency rank
- #31,357
- “found” frequency rank
- 49327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | font | found |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mutación aspirada del sustantivo masculino pont ('puente') | Pasado simple del verbo (to) find. |
Where the eye mixes font and found
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: font vs found
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: font is [ˈf̬ɔ̃nt] while found is /faʊnd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49327, 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]. found is at rank #31,357, tagged as averb, pronounced /faʊnd/.
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 49327, this pair ranks #109,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of font vs found
Shared letters: fno. Private to "font": t. Private to "found": du.
"font" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "found" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "font" and "found" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "font" or "found"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "font" and "found" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "font" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "found" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "font" and "found" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fono vs found". 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 #109,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.