Which to use
“fout” is a verb and “für” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,403
- “fout” frequency rank
- #24,219
- “für” frequency rank
- 27622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fout | für |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de foutre. | Pour, à l’intention de. |
Letter map: fout vs für
Shared letters muted; letters that set fout and für apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for fout / für
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fout is averb and fürapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fout is recorded at frequency rank #3,403, classified as averb. für is at rank #24,219, tagged as aprep, pronounced \fyːɐ̯\.
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 27622, this pair ranks #327,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fout vs für
Shared letters: f. Private to "fout": otu. Private to "für": rü.
"fout" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "für" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fout ← ffout · fotu · foutt · fuot · ofut
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fout" and "für" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fout" or "für"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fout" and "für".
- Full dictionary entry for "fout" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "für" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fout" and "für" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs für". 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 #327,869 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.