Which to use
“flots” and “fons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,882
- “flots” frequency rank
- #43,445
- “fons” frequency rank
- 59327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flots | fons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de flot. | Fonds (patrimoine). |
Letter map: flots vs fons
Shared letters muted; letters that set flots and fons apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on flots vs fons
flots 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 59327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flots is recorded at frequency rank #15,882, classified as anoun, pronounced \flo\. 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 59327, this pair ranks #103,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of flots vs fons
Shared letters: fos. Private to "flots": lt. Private to "fons": n.
"flots" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "fons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flots" and "fons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "flots" vs "fons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "flots" and "fons".
- Full dictionary entry for "flots" 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 #103,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flots" 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 #103,760 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.