Which to use
“fondent” and “foutent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,262
- “fondent” frequency rank
- #9,839
- “foutent” frequency rank
- 24101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fondent | foutent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fonder. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de foutre. |
Where the eye mixes fondent and foutent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fondent and foutent
A purely visual mix-up. fondent (\fɔ̃d\) and foutent (\fut\) 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 24101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fondent is recorded at frequency rank #14,262, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔ̃d\. foutent is at rank #9,839, tagged as averb, pronounced \fut\.
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 24101, this pair ranks #348,609 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fondent vs foutent
Shared letters: efnot. Private to "fondent": d. Private to "foutent": u.
"fondent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "foutent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fondent" and "foutent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fondent" vs "foutent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fondent" and "foutent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fondent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foutent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,609 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fondent" and "foutent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fondent vs fondèrent". 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 #348,609 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.