Related words 四 is the ordinary Japanese numeral for 4 used in everyday counting, while フォア is a katakana loan mostly limited to names, titles, and sports/entertainment terms.
四つ is the native Japanese counter meaning 'four items' used for everyday counting, whereas フォア is a katakana loanword rarely used to count ordinary objects.
Written forms フォア Usage 23%
High-priority katakana form. Often encountered as part of loan compounds or names rather than as the ordinary Japanese numeral.
フォー Usage 77%
Attested variant katakana form for the English-style numeral 'four'.
Etymology No language-of-origin details are specified. The katakana spellings are used for the English-style word 'four', especially in loan compounds and names.
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