Which to use
“foi” and “ft” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,478
- “foi” frequency rank
- #17,714
- “ft” frequency rank
- 19192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foi | ft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Croyance aux dogmes de la religion, en Dieu. | feuillet. |
Where the eye mixes foi and ft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between foi and ft
A purely visual mix-up. foi (\fwa\) and ft (\fœ.jɛ\) 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 19192, 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\. ft is at rank #17,714, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fœ.jɛ\.
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 19192, this pair ranks #374,500 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of foi vs ft
Shared letters: f. Private to "foi": io. Private to "ft": t.
"foi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "ft" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foi" for "ft" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "foi" or "ft" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "ft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,500 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foi" and "ft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs ft". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #374,500 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.