Which to use
“feng” and “font” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,868
- “feng” frequency rank
- #281
- “font” frequency rank
- 24149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feng | font |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de la lettre ʩ utilisée dans les extensions de l’alphabet phonétique international pour représenter une consonne vélo-pharyngeale fricative. | ou Source, fontaine. |
Where the eye mixes feng and font
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. feng and font follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: feng vs font
A purely visual mix-up. feng (\fɛŋ\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feng is recorded at frequency rank #23,868, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛŋ\. 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 24149, this pair ranks #348,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feng vs font
Shared letters: fn. Private to "feng": eg. Private to "font": ot.
"feng" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "font" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feng" for "font" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feng" 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 #348,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feng" and "font" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs feng". 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 #348,289 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.