Which to use
“font” and “fontes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #281
- “font” frequency rank
- #46,178
- “fontes” frequency rank
- 46459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | font | fontes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ou Source, fontaine. | Fourreau de cuir pour les pistolets. |
Where the eye mixes font and fontes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: font vs fontes
A purely visual mix-up. font (\fɔ̃\) and fontes (\fɔ̃t\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “font” sits inside “fontes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
font is recorded at frequency rank #281, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃\. fontes is at rank #46,178, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃t\.
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 46459, this pair ranks #194,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of font vs fontes
Shared letters: fnot. Private to "font": -. Private to "fontes": es.
"font" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fontes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "font" and "fontes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "font" vs "fontes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "font" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fontes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "font" and "fontes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foies vs fontes". 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 #194,773 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.