Which to use
“fonte” and “forge” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,855
- “fonte” frequency rank
- #13,389
- “forge” frequency rank
- 22244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fonte | forge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de fondre, ou de se fondre, de se liquéfier. | Usine dans laquelle la fonte de fer est transformée en métal. |
Where the eye mixes fonte and forge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fonte with forge
A purely visual mix-up. fonte (\fɔ̃t\) and forge (\fɔʁʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fonte is recorded at frequency rank #8,855, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃t\. forge is at rank #13,389, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁʒ\.
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 22244, this pair ranks #359,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fonte vs forge
Shared letters: efo. Private to "fonte": nt. Private to "forge": gr.
"fonte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "forge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fonte" and "forge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fonte" or "forge"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fonte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "forge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fonte" and "forge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fange vs forge". 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 #359,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.