fra vs ft, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“fra” and “ft” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,045
“fra” frequency rank: #17,714
“ft” frequency rank: 31759
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	fra	ft
Definition	Frère.	feuillet.

Letter map: fra vs ft

Shared letters muted; letters that set fra and ft apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

fra

2 ch

Corpus notes: fra and ft

fra and ft are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fra is recorded at frequency rank #14,045, classified as anoun. ft is at rank #17,714, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fœ.jɛ\.

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 31759, this pair ranks #301,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fra vs ft

Shared letters: f. Private to "fra": ar. Private to "ft": t.

"fra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "ft" · 2 letters · shape CC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fra" for "ft" ever safe?

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "fra" or "ft"?

"fra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,045 in our French list, against #17,714 for "ft". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "fra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #301,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"fra" and "ft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs ft". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #301,733 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.