Which to use
“fog” and “fra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,768
- “fog” frequency rank
- #14,045
- “fra” frequency rank
- 60813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fog | fra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Brouillard, brume. | Frère. |
Letter map: fog vs fra
Shared letters muted; letters that set fog and fra apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Corpus notes: fog and fra
fog and fra are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60813, 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\. fra is at rank #14,045, tagged as anoun.
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 60813, this pair ranks #95,635 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fog vs fra
Shared letters: f. Private to "fog": go. Private to "fra": ar.
"fog" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fra" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fog" and "fra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fog" vs "fra" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "fog" and "fra". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "fog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,635 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fog" and "fra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs fog". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #95,635 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.