Which to use
“flop” and “foi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,838
- “flop” frequency rank
- #1,478
- “foi” frequency rank
- 21316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flop | foi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Échec, en particulier d’œuvre artistique ou d’entreprise commerciale. | Croyance aux dogmes de la religion, en Dieu. |
Where the eye mixes flop and foi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between flop and foi
A purely visual mix-up. flop (\flɔp\) and foi (\fwa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flop is recorded at frequency rank #19,838, classified as anoun, pronounced \flɔp\. foi is at rank #1,478, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fwa\.
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 21316, this pair ranks #363,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of flop vs foi
Shared letters: fo. Private to "flop": lp. Private to "foi": i.
"flop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "foi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- flop ← fflop · fllop · flopp · flpo · folp · lfop
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "flop" for "foi" ever safe?
Frequency check: "flop" vs "foi" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "flop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flop" and "foi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flop vs flour". 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 #363,798 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.