Which to use
“foch” and “for” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,562
- “foch” frequency rank
- #2,077
- “for” frequency rank
- 30639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foch | for |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme mutée de moch par lénition. | Lieu où les tribunaux sont compétents pour exercer leur juridiction. |
Where the eye mixes foch and for
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses foch with for
A purely visual mix-up. foch (\voːχ\) and for (\fɔʁ\) 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 30639, 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\. for is at rank #2,077, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁ\.
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 30639, this pair ranks #308,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foch vs for
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foch": ch. Private to "for": r.
"foch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "for" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- foch ← fcoh · ffoch · focch · fochh · fohc · ofch
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foch" for "for" ever safe?
Frequency check: "foch" vs "for" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "foch" and "for" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "foch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "for" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foch" and "for" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foch vs fork". 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 #308,933 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.