Which to use
“fonts” and “fûts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,304
- “fonts” frequency rank
- #21,949
- “fûts” frequency rank
- 61253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fonts | fûts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de font. | Pluriel de fût. |
Where the eye mixes fonts and fûts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fonts runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against fûts's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fonts with fûts
A purely visual mix-up. fonts (\fɔ̃\) and fûts (\fy\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fonts is recorded at frequency rank #39,304, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃\. fûts is at rank #21,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fy\.
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 61253, this pair ranks #93,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fonts vs fûts
Shared letters: fst. Private to "fonts": no. Private to "fûts": û.
"fonts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fûts" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fonts ← ffonts · fnots · fonnts · fonst · fontss · fontts · fotns · ofnts
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fonts" for "fûts" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fonts" or "fûts"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fonts" and "fûts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fonts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fûts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fonts" and "fûts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fonts vs fouets". 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 #93,250 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.