Which to use
“folk” and “fond” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,794
- “folk” frequency rank
- #518
- “fond” frequency rank
- 14312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folk | fond |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme courte de musique folk. | Endroit le plus bas, le plus intérieur d’une chose creuse. |
Where the eye mixes folk and fond
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between folk and fond
A purely visual mix-up. folk (\fɔlk\) and fond (\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 14312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folk is recorded at frequency rank #13,794, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔlk\. fond is at rank #518, 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 14312, this pair ranks #397,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of folk vs fond
Shared letters: fo. Private to "folk": kl. Private to "fond": dn.
"folk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "folk" and "fond" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "folk" or "fond"?
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 "folk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fond" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folk" and "fond" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Feld vs folk". 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 #397,246 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.