Which to use
“foraine” and “fortune” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,069
- “foraine” frequency rank
- #3,076
- “fortune” frequency rank
- 30145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foraine | fortune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entrepreneuse de spectacles et jeux divers sur les fêtes foraines. | Hasard, chance. |
Where the eye mixes foraine and fortune
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. foraine (CVCVVCV) and fortune (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between foraine and fortune
A purely visual mix-up. foraine (\fɔ.ʁɛn\) and fortune (\fɔʁ.tyn\) 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 30145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foraine is recorded at frequency rank #27,069, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ.ʁɛn\. fortune is at rank #3,076, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁ.tyn\.
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 30145, this pair ranks #312,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foraine vs fortune
Shared letters: efnor. Private to "foraine": ai. Private to "fortune": tu.
"foraine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "fortune" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foraine" for "fortune" ever safe?
Frequency check: "foraine" vs "fortune" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "foraine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fortune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foraine" and "fortune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forain vs foraine". 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 #312,207 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.