Which to use
“fonds” and “fons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,062
- “fonds” frequency rank
- #43,445
- “fons” frequency rank
- 44507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fonds | fons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble de biens matériels ou immatériels servant à l’usage principal d’une activité. | Fonds (patrimoine). |
Letter map: fonds vs fons
Shared letters muted; letters that set fonds and fons apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. fonds runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against fons's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - fonds / fons
fonds and fons are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fonds is recorded at frequency rank #1,062, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃\. fons is at rank #43,445, tagged as anoun.
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 44507, this pair ranks #209,975 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fonds vs fons
Shared letters: fnos. Private to "fonds": d. Private to "fons": -.
"fonds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fonds" and "fons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fonds" vs "fons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "fonds" vs "fons" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fonds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,975 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fonds" and "fons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foins vs fons". 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 #209,975 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.