Which to use
“fonds” and “ford” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,062
- “fonds” frequency rank
- #4,941
- “ford” frequency rank
- 6003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fonds | ford |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble de biens matériels ou immatériels servant à l’usage principal d’une activité. | Gué. |
Where the eye mixes fonds and ford
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fonds vs ford
A purely visual mix-up. fonds (\fɔ̃\) and ford (\fɔːd\) 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 6003, 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\. ford is at rank #4,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔːd\.
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 6003, this pair ranks #427,454 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fonds vs ford
Shared letters: dfo. Private to "fonds": ns. Private to "ford": r.
"fonds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "ford" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fonds" and "ford" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fonds" vs "ford" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fonds" and "ford" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fonds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ford" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,454 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fonds" and "ford" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ford vs FPR". 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 #427,454 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.