Which to use
“foies” and “fons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,901
- “foies” frequency rank
- #43,445
- “fons” frequency rank
- 91346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foies | fons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de foie. | Fonds (patrimoine). |
Letter map: foies vs fons
Shared letters muted; letters that set foies and fons apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. foies runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against fons's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on foies vs fons
foies and fons 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foies is recorded at frequency rank #47,901, classified as anoun, pronounced \fwa\. fons is at rank #43,445, 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 91346, this pair ranks #3,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of foies vs fons
Shared letters: fos. Private to "foies": ei. Private to "fons": n.
"foies" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "fons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "foies" and "fons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "foies" vs "fons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "foies" vs "fons" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "foies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foies" and "fons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foies vs fouets". 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 #3,924 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.