Which to use
“foi” and “fork” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,478
- “foi” frequency rank
- #46,769
- “fork” frequency rank
- 48247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foi | fork |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Croyance aux dogmes de la religion, en Dieu. | Appel système du système UNIX qui duplique un processus existant. |
Where the eye mixes foi and fork
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses foi with fork
A purely visual mix-up. foi (\fwa\) and fork (\fɔʁk\) 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 48247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foi is recorded at frequency rank #1,478, classified as anoun, pronounced \fwa\. fork is at rank #46,769, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁk\.
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 48247, this pair ranks #180,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foi vs fork
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foi": i. Private to "fork": kr.
"foi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "fork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fork ← ffork · fokr · forkk · forrk · frok · ofrk
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "foi" and "fork" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "foi" or "fork" show up more?
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 "foi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fork" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foi" and "fork" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fork vs FPR". 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 #180,437 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.