Which to use
“flow” and “fog” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,368
- “flow” frequency rank
- #46,768
- “fog” frequency rank
- 63136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flow | fog |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Flux, rythme avec lequel le rappeur débite les paroles. | Brouillard, brume. |
Where the eye mixes flow and fog
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. flow runs 4 letters (CCVC) against fog's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between flow and fog
A purely visual mix-up. flow (\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 63136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flow is recorded at frequency rank #16,368, 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 63136, this pair ranks #83,567 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of flow vs fog
Shared letters: fo. Private to "flow": lw. Private to "fog": g.
"flow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "fog" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- flow ← fflow · fllow · floww · flwo · folw · lfow
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "flow" for "fog" ever safe?
Frequency check: "flow" vs "fog" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "flow" and "fog" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "flow" 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 #83,567 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flow" 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 #83,567 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.