Which to use
“fronton” and “fronts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,737
- “fronton” frequency rank
- #16,140
- “fronts” frequency rank
- 42877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fronton | fronts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ornement d’architecture qui est fait habituellement en triangle et qui se met en haut de l’entrée principale d’un bâtiment, au-dessus des portes, des croisées, etc. | Pluriel de front. |
Where the eye mixes fronton and fronts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fronton and fronts
A purely visual mix-up. fronton (\fʁɔ̃.tɔ̃\) and fronts (\fʁɔ̃\) 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 42877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fronton is recorded at frequency rank #26,737, classified as anoun, pronounced \fʁɔ̃.tɔ̃\. fronts is at rank #16,140, 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 42877, this pair ranks #222,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fronton vs fronts
Shared letters: fnort. Private to "fronton": -. Private to "fronts": s.
"fronton" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "fronts" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fronton" and "fronts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fronton" vs "fronts" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fronton" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fronts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fronton" and "fronts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fronce vs fronts". 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 #222,221 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.