Which to use
“fondait” and “foutait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,049
- “fondait” frequency rank
- #22,275
- “foutait” frequency rank
- 67324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fondait | foutait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de fonder. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de foutre. |
Where the eye mixes fondait and foutait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fondait (CVCCVVC) and foutait (CVVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fondait vs foutait
A purely visual mix-up. fondait (\fɔ̃.dɛ\) and foutait (\fu.tɛ\) 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 67324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fondait is recorded at frequency rank #45,049, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔ̃.dɛ\. foutait is at rank #22,275, tagged as averb, pronounced \fu.tɛ\.
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 67324, this pair ranks #63,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fondait vs foutait
Shared letters: afiot. Private to "fondait": dn. Private to "foutait": u.
"fondait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "foutait" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fondait" for "foutait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fondait" vs "foutait" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fondait" and "foutait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fondait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foutait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fondait" and "foutait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fondait vs forçait". 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 #63,907 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.