Which to use
“foch” and “FTTH” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,562
- “foch” frequency rank
- #45,063
- “FTTH” frequency rank
- 73625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foch | FTTH |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme mutée de moch par lénition. | Architecture de réseau informatique, où le réseau de l'opérateur à base de fibre optique dessert chaque appartement. |
Where the eye mixes foch and FTTH
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between foch and FTTH
A purely visual mix-up. foch (\voːχ\) and FTTH (\ɛf.te.te.aʃ\) 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 73625, 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\. FTTH is at rank #45,063, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛf.te.te.aʃ\.
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 73625, this pair ranks #39,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of foch vs FTTH
Shared letters: fh. Private to "foch": co. Private to "FTTH": t.
"foch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "FTTH" · 4 letters · shape CCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foch" for "FTTH" ever safe?
Which is more common, "foch" or "FTTH"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "foch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "FTTH" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foch" and "FTTH" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "FH vs FTTH". 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 #39,797 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.