Which to use
“fondés” and “fonts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,711
- “fondés” frequency rank
- #39,304
- “fonts” frequency rank
- 57015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fondés | fonts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fondé. | Pluriel de font. |
Where the eye mixes fondés and fonts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fondés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against fonts's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fondés and fonts
A purely visual mix-up. fondés (\fɔ̃.de\) and fonts (\fɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57015, 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\. fonts is at rank #39,304, 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 57015, this pair ranks #117,547 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fondés vs fonts
Shared letters: fnos. Private to "fondés": dé. Private to "fonts": t.
"fondés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fonts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fonts ← ffonts · fnots · fonnts · fonst · fontss · fontts · fotns · ofnts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fondés" and "fonts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fondés" vs "fonts" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fondés" and "fonts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fondés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fonts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,547 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fondés" and "fonts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fonts vs fouets". 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 #117,547 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.