foque

noun

The verdict

“foque” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #34,289. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,289
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vela triangular colocada à frente do mastro principal, geralmente içada no estai de proa

Corpus desk

Index PT-foque · foque · Portuguese

foque · rank #34,289 · 6 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,289
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fundamentalis…

Nearest frequency peer: fundamentalismo (+9 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “foque”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “foque” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

foque vs fosse
60% similar
foque vs forte
60% similar
foque vs fórum
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for foque
PropertyValue
Headwordfoque
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,289
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “foque”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).foquecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “fundamentalismo” (#34,298), “farmacologia” (#34,277), “fang” (#34,276). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “foque” fica em #34,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around foque, anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,289 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for foque, with forms such as "ffoque", "foqeu", and "foqque". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "fosse", "forte", "fórum", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is foque, spelled F-O-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    vela triangular colocada à frente do mastro principal, geralmente içada no estai de proa
  2. 2
    mamífero marinho da família dos fócidos, semelhante à foca, encontrado em regiões frias
  3. 3
    imperativo do verbo focar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how foque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O foque foi ajustado para aproveitar melhor o vento
  2. O foque habita as costas rochosas do Atlântico Norte

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffoque
  • foqeu
  • foqque
  • fouqe
  • fqoue
  • ofque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of foque - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffoque1foqeu2foqque1fouqe2fqoue2ofque2
Edit distance from "foque"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "foque"?
"foque" is spelled F-O-Q-U-E.
What does "foque" mean?
As a noun, "foque" means: vela triangular colocada à frente do mastro principal, geralmente içada no estai de proa
What words are commonly confused with "foque"?
"foque" is commonly confused with "fosse", "forte", "fórum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "foque" come from?
"foque" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "foque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list