Which to use
“foi” and “fût” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,478
- “foi” frequency rank
- #7,062
- “fût” frequency rank
- 8540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foi | fût |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Croyance aux dogmes de la religion, en Dieu. | Bois sur lequel est monté le canon d’un fusil, d’une arquebuse, d’un pistolet, etc. |
Where the eye mixes foi and fût
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: foi vs fût
A purely visual mix-up. foi (\fwa\) and fût (\fy\) 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 8540, 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\. fût is at rank #7,062, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fy\.
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 8540, this pair ranks #419,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of foi vs fût
Shared letters: f. Private to "foi": io. Private to "fût": tû.
"foi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "fût" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foi" and "fût" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "foi" or "fût" 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 "fût" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foi" and "fût" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs fût". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #419,693 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.