Which to use
“flot” and “fog” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,221
- “flot” frequency rank
- #46,768
- “fog” frequency rank
- 57989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flot | fog |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masse liquide en mouvement. | Brouillard, brume. |
Where the eye mixes flot and fog
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses flot with fog
A purely visual mix-up. flot (\flo\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flot is recorded at frequency rank #11,221, classified as anoun, pronounced \flo\. 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 57989, this pair ranks #111,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of flot vs fog
Shared letters: fo. Private to "flot": lt. Private to "fog": g.
"flot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "fog" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- flot ← fflot · fllot · flott · flto · folt · lfot
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "flot" for "fog" ever safe?
Frequency check: "flot" vs "fog" - 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 "flot" 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 #111,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flot" and "fog" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs fog". 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 #111,695 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.