Which to use
“fondés” and “fontes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,711
- “fondés” frequency rank
- #46,178
- “fontes” frequency rank
- 63889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fondés | fontes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fondé. | Fourreau de cuir pour les pistolets. |
Where the eye mixes fondés and fontes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fondés and fontes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fondés and fontes
A purely visual mix-up. fondés (\fɔ̃.de\) and fontes (\fɔ̃t\) 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 63889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fondés is recorded at frequency rank #17,711, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃.de\. fontes is at rank #46,178, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃t\.
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 63889, this pair ranks #79,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fondés vs fontes
Shared letters: fnos. Private to "fondés": dé. Private to "fontes": et.
"fondés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fontes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fontes ← ffontes · fnotes · fonets · fonntes · fontess · fontse · fonttes · fotnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fondés" for "fontes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fondés" vs "fontes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fondés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fontes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fondés" and "fontes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foies vs fontes". 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 #79,720 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.