Which to use
“foch” and “fons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,562
- “foch” frequency rank
- #43,445
- “fons” frequency rank
- 72007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foch | fons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme mutée de moch par lénition. | Fonds (patrimoine). |
Letter map: foch vs fons
Shared letters muted; letters that set foch and fons apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. foch and fons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on foch vs fons
foch 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foch is recorded at frequency rank #28,562, classified as anoun, pronounced \voːχ\. 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 72007, this pair ranks #45,526 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of foch vs fons
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foch": ch. Private to "fons": ns.
"foch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "foch" and "fons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "foch" vs "fons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "foch" 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 #45,526 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foch" 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 #45,526 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.