Which to use
“fines” and “fons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,694
- “fines” frequency rank
- #43,445
- “fons” frequency rank
- 51139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fines | fons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Granulat composé d’éléments de très petites dimensions utilisé soit comme charge de remplissage pour augmenter la compacité notamment d'un béton, d'un sol, soit comme constituant de certains liants hydrauliques. | Fonds (patrimoine). |
Letter map: fines vs fons
Shared letters muted; letters that set fines and fons apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - fines / fons
fines and fons are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fines is recorded at frequency rank #7,694, classified as anoun, pronounced \fin\. fons is at rank #43,445, tagged as anoun.
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 51139, this pair ranks #157,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fines vs fons
Shared letters: fns. Private to "fines": ei. Private to "fons": o.
"fines" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "fines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fines" and "fons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foins vs fons". 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 #157,280 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.