Which to use
“ford” and “fury” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,941
- “ford” frequency rank
- #21,631
- “fury” frequency rank
- 26572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ford | fury |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gué. | Fureur. |
Where the eye mixes ford and fury
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ford with fury
A purely visual mix-up. ford (\fɔːd\) and fury (\ˈfjʊəɹ.i\) 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 26572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ford is recorded at frequency rank #4,941, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔːd\. fury is at rank #21,631, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈfjʊəɹ.i\.
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 26572, this pair ranks #334,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ford vs fury
Shared letters: fr. Private to "ford": do. Private to "fury": uy.
"ford" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fury" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ford" for "fury" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ford" vs "fury" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ford" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fury" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ford" and "fury" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "FPR vs fury". 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 #334,167 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.