Which to use
“fons” is a noun and “fort” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,445
- “fons” frequency rank
- #380
- “fort” frequency rank
- 43825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fons | fort |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fonds (patrimoine). | Costaud, robuste, vigoureux. |
Letter map: fons vs fort
Shared letters muted; letters that set fons and fort apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - fons and fort
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fons is anoun and fortanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fons is recorded at frequency rank #43,445, classified as anoun. fort is at rank #380, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fɔʁ\.
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 43825, this pair ranks #215,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fons vs fort
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fons": ns. Private to "fort": rt.
"fons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fons" and "fort" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fons" vs "fort" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "fons" vs "fort" 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 "fort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fons" and "fort" 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 #215,098 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.