ft vs FTP, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#17,714
“ft” frequency rank: #31,041
“FTP” frequency rank: 48755
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ft	FTP
Definition	feuillet.	Résistant républicain français ; partisan d’une lutte de libération nationale.

Where the eye mixes ft and FTP

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

2 ch

3 ch

FTP

Look-alike desk: ft vs FTP

A purely visual mix-up. ft (\fœ.jɛ\) and FTP (\ɛf.te.pe\) 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 extra letter(s) - “ft” sits inside “FTP”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ft is recorded at frequency rank #17,714, classified as anoun, pronounced \fœ.jɛ\. FTP is at rank #31,041, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛf.te.pe\.

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 48755, this pair ranks #176,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ft vs FTP

Shared letters: ft. Private to "ft": -. Private to "FTP": p.

"ft" · 2 letters · shape CC · "FTP" · 3 letters · shape CCC

Frequently Asked Questions

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

No. They are said differently (\fœ.jɛ\ versus \ɛf.te.pe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

In ordinary French text, does "ft" or "FTP" show up more?

"ft" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,714 in our French list, against #31,041 for "FTP". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "ft" and "FTP" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "ft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "FTP" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #176,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ft" and "FTP" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs FTP". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #176,267 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.