Which to use
“fog” and “fond” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,768
- “fog” frequency rank
- #518
- “fond” frequency rank
- 47286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fog | fond |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Brouillard, brume. | Endroit le plus bas, le plus intérieur d’une chose creuse. |
Where the eye mixes fog and fond
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fog runs 3 letters (CVC) against fond's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fog and fond
A purely visual mix-up. fog (\fɔɡ\) and fond (\fɔ̃\) 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 47286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fog is recorded at frequency rank #46,768, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔɡ\. fond is at rank #518, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃\.
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 47286, this pair ranks #188,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fog vs fond
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fog": g. Private to "fond": dn.
"fog" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fond ← ffond · fnod · fodn · fondd · fonnd · ofnd
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fog" and "fond" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fog" or "fond"?
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 "fog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fond" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fog" and "fond" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs fog". 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 #188,136 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.