Which to use
“fout” is a verb and “front” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,403
- “fout” frequency rank
- #1,393
- “front” frequency rank
- 4796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fout | front |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de foutre. | Partie antérieure de quelque chose. → voir de front |
Letter map: fout vs front
Shared letters muted; letters that set fout and front apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: fout vs front
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fout is averb and frontanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fout is recorded at frequency rank #3,403, classified as averb. front is at rank #1,393, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁɔ̃\.
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 4796, this pair ranks #430,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fout vs front
Shared letters: fot. Private to "fout": u. Private to "front": nr.
"fout" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "front" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fout" and "front" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "fout" or "front" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fout" and "front".
- Full dictionary entry for "fout" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "front" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fout" and "front" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fouets vs fout". 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 #430,670 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.