Which to use
“foso” and “fotos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,157
- “foso” frequency rank
- #483
- “fotos” frequency rank
- 24640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foso | fotos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Depresión de relativa profundidad practicada en una superficie. | Forma del plural de foto. |
Where the eye mixes foso and fotos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. foso runs 4 letters (CVCV) against fotos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses foso with fotos
A purely visual mix-up. foso ([ˈfoso]) and fotos ([ˈfot̪os]) 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 24640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foso is recorded at frequency rank #24,157, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoso]. fotos is at rank #483, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfot̪os].
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 24640, this pair ranks #240,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foso vs fotos
Shared letters: fos. Private to "foso": -. Private to "fotos": t.
"foso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fotos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foso" for "fotos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "foso" or "fotos"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "foso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fotos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foso" and "fotos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fora vs foso". 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 #240,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.