Which to use
“fion” and “fons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,064
- “fion” frequency rank
- #43,445
- “fons” frequency rank
- 70509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fion | fons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coup, attaque physique ^([2]). | Fonds (patrimoine). |
Letter map: fion vs fons
Shared letters muted; letters that set fion and fons apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fion (CVVC) and fons (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - fion / fons
fion 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fion is recorded at frequency rank #27,064, classified as anoun, pronounced \fjɔ̃\. 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 70509, this pair ranks #51,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fion vs fons
Shared letters: fno. Private to "fion": i. Private to "fons": s.
"fion" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fion" and "fons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fion" vs "fons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "fion" 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 #51,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fion" 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 #51,069 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.