Which to use
“far” and “fork” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,170
- “far” frequency rank
- #46,769
- “fork” frequency rank
- 59939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | far | fork |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bouillie de blé à laquelle on ajoutait des fruits secs avant cuisson. | Appel système du système UNIX qui duplique un processus existant. |
Where the eye mixes far and fork
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between far and fork
A purely visual mix-up. far (\faʁ\) and fork (\fɔʁk\) 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 59939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
far is recorded at frequency rank #13,170, classified as anoun, pronounced \faʁ\. fork is at rank #46,769, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁk\.
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 59939, this pair ranks #100,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of far vs fork
Shared letters: fr. Private to "far": a. Private to "fork": ko.
"far" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fork ← ffork · fokr · forkk · forrk · frok · ofrk
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "far" for "fork" ever safe?
Frequency check: "far" vs "fork" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "far" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fork" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "far" and "fork" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fork vs FPR". 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 #100,338 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.