Which to use
“font” and “fronts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #281
- “font” frequency rank
- #16,140
- “fronts” frequency rank
- 16421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | font | fronts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ou Source, fontaine. | Pluriel de front. |
Where the eye mixes font and fronts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses font with fronts
A purely visual mix-up. font (\fɔ̃\) and fronts (\fʁɔ̃\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
font is recorded at frequency rank #281, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃\. fronts is at rank #16,140, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁɔ̃\.
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 16421, this pair ranks #387,925 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of font vs fronts
Shared letters: fnot. Private to "font": -. Private to "fronts": rs.
"font" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fronts" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "font" for "fronts" ever safe?
Which is more common, "font" or "fronts"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "font" and "fronts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "font" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fronts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #387,925 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "font" and "fronts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fronce vs fronts". 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 #387,925 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.