Which to use
“fogón” and “foso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,924
- “fogón” frequency rank
- #24,157
- “foso” frequency rank
- 66081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fogón | foso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sitio adecuado en las cocinas para hacer fuego y guisar. | Depresión de relativa profundidad practicada en una superficie. |
Where the eye mixes fogón and foso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fogón runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against foso's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fogón with foso
A purely visual mix-up. fogón ([foˈɣ̞õn]) and foso ([ˈfoso]) 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 66081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fogón is recorded at frequency rank #41,924, classified as anoun, pronounced [foˈɣ̞õn]. foso is at rank #24,157, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoso].
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 66081, this pair ranks #40,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fogón vs foso
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fogón": gnó. Private to "foso": s.
"fogón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "foso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- foso ← ffoso · foos · fosso · fsoo · ofso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fogón" for "foso" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fogón" or "foso" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fogón" and "foso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fogón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fogón" and "foso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fogón vs foot". 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 #40,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.