Which to use
“foto” and “fox” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #376
- “foto” frequency rank
- #5,109
- “fox” frequency rank
- 5485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foto | fox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fotografía. | (Vulpes vulpes) Zorro. |
Where the eye mixes foto and fox
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: foto vs fox
A purely visual mix-up. foto ([ˈfot̪o]) 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 5485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foto is recorded at frequency rank #376, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfot̪o]. 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 5485, this pair ranks #313,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of foto vs fox
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foto": t. Private to "fox": x.
"foto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- foto ← ffoto · fotto · ftoo · ofto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foto" for "fox" ever safe?
Which is more common, "foto" or "fox"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "foto" and "fox" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "foto" 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 #313,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foto" and "fox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fora vs fox". 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 #313,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.