Which to use
“foll” and “fous” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,043
- “foll” frequency rank
- #2,126
- “fous” frequency rank
- 37169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foll | fous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fou. | Masculin pluriel de fou. |
Where the eye mixes foll and fous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. foll (CVCC) and fous (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses foll with fous
A purely visual mix-up. foll (\ˈfɔlː\) and fous (\fu\) 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 37169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foll is recorded at frequency rank #35,043, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈfɔlː\. fous is at rank #2,126, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fu\.
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 37169, this pair ranks #264,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foll vs fous
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foll": l. Private to "fous": su.
"foll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foll" and "fous" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "foll" or "fous"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "foll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foll" and "fous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Feld vs foll". 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 #264,396 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.