Which to use
“fons” and “ford” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,445
- “fons” frequency rank
- #4,941
- “ford” frequency rank
- 48386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fons | ford |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fonds (patrimoine). | Gué. |
Letter map: fons vs ford
Shared letters muted; letters that set fons and ford apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on fons vs ford
fons and ford 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fons is recorded at frequency rank #43,445, classified as anoun. 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 48386, this pair ranks #179,328 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fons vs ford
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fons": ns. Private to "ford": dr.
"fons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "ford" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fons" and "ford" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fons" vs "ford" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "fons" vs "ford" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fons" 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 #179,328 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fons" and "ford" 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 #179,328 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.