Which to use
“fion” is a noun and “foy” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,064
- “fion” frequency rank
- #14,677
- “foy” frequency rank
- 41741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fion | foy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coup, attaque physique ^([2]). | rien, aucun problème. |
Letter map: fion vs foy
Shared letters muted; letters that set fion and foy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: fion vs foy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fion is anoun and foyapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41741, 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\. foy is at rank #14,677, tagged as apron.
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 41741, this pair ranks #230,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fion vs foy
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fion": in. Private to "foy": y.
"fion" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "foy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fion ← ffion · fino · fionn · ifon
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fion" for "foy" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fion" or "foy"?
After this comparison
Pair "fion" vs "foy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fion" and "foy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fion vs FIV". 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 #230,830 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.