Which to use
“font” and “fox” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,970
- “font” frequency rank
- #5,109
- “fox” frequency rank
- 23079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | font | fox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mutación aspirada del sustantivo masculino pont ('puente') | (Vulpes vulpes) Zorro. |
Where the eye mixes font and fox
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: font vs fox
A purely visual mix-up. font ([ˈf̬ɔ̃nt]) and fox (/fɒks/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23079, 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]. fox is at rank #5,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɒks/.
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 23079, this pair ranks #247,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of font vs fox
Shared letters: fo. Private to "font": nt. Private to "fox": x.
"font" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- font ← ffont · fnot · fonnt · fontt · fotn · ofnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "font" and "fox" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "font" vs "fox" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "fox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "font" and "fox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "font 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 #247,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.