Which to use
“fork” and “fox” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,769
- “fork” frequency rank
- #7,832
- “fox” frequency rank
- 54601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fork | fox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Appel système du système UNIX qui duplique un processus existant. | Race de chien, abréviation de fox-terrier. |
Where the eye mixes fork and fox
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fork vs fox
A purely visual mix-up. fork (\fɔʁk\) and fox (\fɔks\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54601, 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\. fox is at rank #7,832, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔks\.
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 54601, this pair ranks #132,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fork vs fox
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fork": kr. Private to "fox": x.
"fork" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fork ← ffork · fokr · forkk · forrk · frok · ofrk
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fork" and "fox" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "fork" or "fox" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fork" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fork" and "fox" 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 #132,945 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.