Which to use
“flots” and “fonts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,882
- “flots” frequency rank
- #39,304
- “fonts” frequency rank
- 55186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flots | fonts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de flot. | Pluriel de font. |
Where the eye mixes flots and fonts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses flots with fonts
A purely visual mix-up. flots (\flo\) and fonts (\fɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55186, 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\. fonts is at rank #39,304, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃\.
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 55186, this pair ranks #129,096 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flots vs fonts
Shared letters: fost. Private to "flots": l. Private to "fonts": n.
"flots" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "fonts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "flots" and "fonts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "flots" or "fonts" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "flots" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fonts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,096 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flots" and "fonts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fonts vs fouets". 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 #129,096 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.