Which to use
“fey” and “fog” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,760
- “fey” frequency rank
- #46,768
- “fog” frequency rank
- 93528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fey | fog |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cône. | Brouillard, brume. |
Where the eye mixes fey and fog
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. fey (CVV) and fog (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fey and fog
A purely visual mix-up. fey (\fɛj\) and fog (\fɔɡ\) 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 93528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fey is recorded at frequency rank #46,760, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛj\. fog is at rank #46,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔɡ\.
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 93528, this pair ranks #2,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fey vs fog
Shared letters: f. Private to "fey": ey. Private to "fog": go.
"fey" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "fog" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fey" and "fog" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fey" or "fog"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fey" and "fog" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fey" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fog" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fey" and "fog" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs fog". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,214 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.