Which to use
“foire” and “for” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,869
- “foire” frequency rank
- #2,077
- “for” frequency rank
- 7946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foire | for |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fête populaire qui a lieu à certaines dates de l’année. | Lieu où les tribunaux sont compétents pour exercer leur juridiction. |
Where the eye mixes foire and for
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: foire vs for
A purely visual mix-up. foire (\fwaʁ\) and for (\fɔʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foire is recorded at frequency rank #5,869, classified as anoun, pronounced \fwaʁ\. for is at rank #2,077, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁ\.
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 7946, this pair ranks #421,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of foire vs for
Shared letters: for. Private to "foire": ei. Private to "for": -.
"foire" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "for" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- foire ← ffoire · fiore · foier · foirre · forie · ofire
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "foire" and "for" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "foire" or "for"?
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 "foire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "for" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foire" and "for" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foins vs foire". 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 #421,620 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.