Which to use
“foch” and “fox” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,562
- “foch” frequency rank
- #7,832
- “fox” frequency rank
- 36394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foch | fox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme mutée de moch par lénition. | Race de chien, abréviation de fox-terrier. |
Where the eye mixes foch and fox
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: foch vs fox
A purely visual mix-up. foch (\voːχ\) and fox (\fɔks\) 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 36394, 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\. fox is at rank #7,832, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔks\.
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 36394, this pair ranks #269,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foch vs fox
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foch": ch. Private to "fox": x.
"foch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- foch ← fcoh · ffoch · focch · fochh · fohc · ofch
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foch" for "fox" ever safe?
Which is more common, "foch" or "fox"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "foch" and "fox" 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 "fox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foch" and "fox" 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 #269,929 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.