Which to use
“slow” and “sox” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,855
- “slow” frequency rank
- #23,694
- “sox” frequency rank
- 44549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | slow | sox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Danse lente que les partenaires dansent enlacés. | Pluriel de sock. |
Where the eye mixes slow and sox
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between slow and sox
A purely visual mix-up. slow (\slo\) and sox (\ˈsɑks\) 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 44549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
slow is recorded at frequency rank #20,855, classified as anoun, pronounced \slo\. sox is at rank #23,694, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈsɑks\.
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 44549, this pair ranks #209,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of slow vs sox
Shared letters: os. Private to "slow": lw. Private to "sox": x.
"slow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- slow ← lsow · sllow · sloww · slwo · solw · sslow
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "slow" for "sox" ever safe?
Which is more common, "slow" or "sox"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "slow" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "slow" and "sox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sox vs suu". 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 #209,654 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.