Which to use
“foies” and “fonts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,901
- “foies” frequency rank
- #39,304
- “fonts” frequency rank
- 87205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foies | fonts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de foie. | Pluriel de font. |
Where the eye mixes foies and fonts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. foies (CVVVC) and fonts (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses foies with fonts
A purely visual mix-up. foies (\fwa\) and fonts (\fɔ̃\) 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 87205, 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\. fonts is at rank #39,304, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃\.
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 87205, this pair ranks #8,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of foies vs fonts
Shared letters: fos. Private to "foies": ei. Private to "fonts": nt.
"foies" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "fonts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foies" for "fonts" ever safe?
Which is more common, "foies" or "fonts"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "foies" and "fonts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "foies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fonts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foies" and "fonts" 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 #8,602 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.