Which to use
“foot” and “frog” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,823
- “foot” frequency rank
- #42,890
- “frog” frequency rank
- 45713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foot | frog |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Football. | Surnom dont des Canadiens non francophones affublent les Québécois francophones. |
Where the eye mixes foot and frog
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: foot vs frog
A purely visual mix-up. foot (\fut\) and frog (\fɹɒɡ\) 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 45713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foot is recorded at frequency rank #2,823, classified as anoun, pronounced \fut\. frog is at rank #42,890, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɹɒɡ\.
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 45713, this pair ranks #200,590 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foot vs frog
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foot": t. Private to "frog": gr.
"foot" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "frog" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foot" for "frog" ever safe?
Frequency check: "foot" vs "frog" - which ranks higher?
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 "foot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frog" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,590 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foot" and "frog" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fog vs frog". 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 #200,590 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.