Which to use
“foire” and “fork” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,869
- “foire” frequency rank
- #46,769
- “fork” frequency rank
- 52638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foire | fork |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fête populaire qui a lieu à certaines dates de l’année. | Appel système du système UNIX qui duplique un processus existant. |
Where the eye mixes foire and fork
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between foire and fork
A purely visual mix-up. foire (\fwaʁ\) and fork (\fɔʁk\) 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 52638, 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\. fork is at rank #46,769, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁk\.
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 52638, this pair ranks #146,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foire vs fork
Shared letters: for. Private to "foire": ei. Private to "fork": k.
"foire" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "fork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foire" for "fork" ever safe?
Frequency check: "foire" vs "fork" - which ranks higher?
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 "fork" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foire" and "fork" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fork vs FPR". 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 #146,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.