# fofoca

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /fɔ.ˈfɔ.kɐ/ · frequency rank #19,437

## Definitions
1. falação a respeito de assuntos alheios ou rumores, normalmente com tom pernicioso

## Easily confused with
- **força** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fofoca-vs-forca)
- **fogaça** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fofoca-vs-fogaca)
- **fofo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fofo-vs-fofoca)
- **foca** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/foca-vs-fofoca)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ffofoca`, `ffooca`, `fofcoa`, `foffoca`, `fofoac`, `fofocca`, `foofca`, `offoca`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/fofoca