Which to use
“feint” and “font” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,489
- “feint” frequency rank
- #281
- “font” frequency rank
- 31770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feint | font |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Peinture qui imite le marbre. | ou Source, fontaine. |
Where the eye mixes feint and font
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between feint and font
A purely visual mix-up. feint (\fɛ̃\) and font (\fɔ̃\) 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 31770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feint is recorded at frequency rank #31,489, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛ̃\. font is at rank #281, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃\.
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 31770, this pair ranks #301,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feint vs font
Shared letters: fnt. Private to "feint": ei. Private to "font": o.
"feint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "font" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feint" and "font" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feint" or "font"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "font" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feint" and "font" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feint vs foins". 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 #301,664 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.