Which to use
“fo” and “fork” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,484
- “fo” frequency rank
- #46,769
- “fork” frequency rank
- 56253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fo | fork |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Folio. | Appel système du système UNIX qui duplique un processus existant. |
Where the eye mixes fo and fork
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fo vs fork
A purely visual mix-up. fo (\fɔ.ljo\) and fork (\fɔʁk\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “fo” sits inside “fork”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fo is recorded at frequency rank #9,484, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ.ljo\. fork is at rank #46,769, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁk\.
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 56253, this pair ranks #122,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fo vs fork
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fo": -. Private to "fork": kr.
"fo" · 2 letters · shape CV · "fork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fork ← ffork · fokr · forkk · forrk · frok · ofrk
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fo" for "fork" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fo" or "fork"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fo" and "fork" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fork" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fo" and "fork" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fork vs FPR". 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 #122,260 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.