Which to use
“fout” is a verb and “fun” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,403
- “fout” frequency rank
- #5,870
- “fun” frequency rank
- 9273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fout | fun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de foutre. | Amusant. |
Letter map: fout vs fun
Shared letters muted; letters that set fout and fun apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: fout vs fun
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fout is averb and funanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fout is recorded at frequency rank #3,403, classified as averb. fun is at rank #5,870, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fœn\.
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 9273, this pair ranks #417,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fout vs fun
Shared letters: fu. Private to "fout": ot. Private to "fun": n.
"fout" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fun" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fout ← ffout · fotu · foutt · fuot · ofut
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fout" and "fun" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fout" or "fun"?
After this comparison
Pair "fout" vs "fun" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fout" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fout" and "fun" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs fun". 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 #417,231 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.