Which to use
“for” and “foyer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,077
- “for” frequency rank
- #3,260
- “foyer” frequency rank
- 5337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | for | foyer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lieu où les tribunaux sont compétents pour exercer leur juridiction. | (Selon certains auteurs) Partie d’une cheminée se trouvant au devant de l’âtre (on brûle le bois), Il se trouve donc en dehors des jambages de la cheminée. Il est souvent constitué de pierres ou de briques si le sol de la pièce est en parquet. |
Where the eye mixes for and foyer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses for with foyer
A purely visual mix-up. for (\fɔʁ\) and foyer (\fwa.je\) 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 5337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
for is recorded at frequency rank #2,077, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁ\. foyer is at rank #3,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fwa.je\.
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 5337, this pair ranks #429,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of for vs foyer
Shared letters: for. Private to "for": -. Private to "foyer": ey.
"for" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "foyer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- foyer ← ffoyer · foeyr · foyerr · foyre · foyyer · fyoer · ofyer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "for" for "foyer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "for" or "foyer"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "for" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foyer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "for" and "foyer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs for". 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 #429,296 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.