Which to use
“fork” is a noun and “fort” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,769
- “fork” frequency rank
- #380
- “fort” frequency rank
- 47149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fork | fort |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Appel système du système UNIX qui duplique un processus existant. | Costaud, robuste, vigoureux. |
Where the eye mixes fork and fort
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fork vs fort
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fork is \fɔʁk\ while fort is \fɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - k in “fork” becomes t in “fort”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fork is recorded at frequency rank #46,769, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁk\. fort is at rank #380, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fɔʁ\.
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 47149, this pair ranks #189,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fork vs fort
Shared letters: for. Private to "fork": k. Private to "fort": t.
"fork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fork" and "fort" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fork" or "fort"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fork" and "fort" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fork" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fork" and "fort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fork vs FPR". 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 #189,188 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.