Which to use
“font” and “front” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,970
- “font” frequency rank
- #16,861
- “front” frequency rank
- 34831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | font | front |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mutación aspirada del sustantivo masculino pont ('puente') | Frente. |
Where the eye mixes font and front
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between font and front
A purely visual mix-up. font ([ˈf̬ɔ̃nt]) and front (/fʁɔ̃/) 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 34831, 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]. front is at rank #16,861, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fʁɔ̃/.
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 34831, this pair ranks #189,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of font vs front
Shared letters: fnot. Private to "font": -. Private to "front": r.
"font" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "front" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "font" for "front" ever safe?
Which is more common, "font" or "front"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "font" and "front" 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 "front" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "font" and "front" 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 #189,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.