Which to use
“foch” and “ford” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,562
- “foch” frequency rank
- #4,941
- “ford” frequency rank
- 33503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foch | ford |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme mutée de moch par lénition. | Gué. |
Where the eye mixes foch and ford
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses foch with ford
A purely visual mix-up. foch (\voːχ\) and ford (\fɔːd\) 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 33503, 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\. ford is at rank #4,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔːd\.
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 33503, this pair ranks #290,198 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foch vs ford
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foch": ch. Private to "ford": dr.
"foch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "ford" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "foch" and "ford" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "foch" or "ford"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "foch" and "ford" 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 "ford" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,198 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foch" and "ford" 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 #290,198 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.