foz

/ˈfɔʃ/

//ˈfɔʃ// noun

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The verdict

“foz” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #8,056) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#8,056
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lugar onde o rio vai desaguar

Corpus desk

Index PT-foz · foz · Portuguese

foz · rank #8,056 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,056
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH filtro

Nearest frequency peer: filtro (-1 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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “foz”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “foz” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

foz vs fui
33% similar
foz vs fun
33% similar
foz vs fry
33% similar

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

Key facts for foz
PropertyValue
Headwordfoz
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɔʃ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#8,056
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “foz”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).fozcai 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 “filtro” (#8,055), “ginástica” (#8,058), “fauna” (#8,053). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “foz” fica em #8,056. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for foz is neighbouring look-alikes ("fui", "fun", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈfɔʃ/. Frequency #8,056 among 853 “F” headwords. Gloss: "lugar onde o rio vai desaguar".

No generated misspelling entries exist for foz in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fui", "fun", "fry", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is foz, spelled F-O-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    lugar onde o rio vai desaguar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ele foi levado para a areia e colocado no bote do engenheiro José Kalil Filho, que seguiu para a foz do Rio Perequê Açu, onde carros podem chegar.

Synonyms

desembocadura

This word in other languages

desembocadura(Español)embouchure(Français)Mündung(Deutsch)

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 "foz"?
"foz" is spelled F-O-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɔʃ/.
What does "foz" mean?
As a noun, "foz" means: lugar onde o rio vai desaguar
What words are commonly confused with "foz"?
"foz" is commonly confused with "fui", "fun", "fry". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "foz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foz" is /ˈfɔʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "foz" come from?
"foz" 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 "foz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rey#8,105our#7,958CPI#8,173hum#7,922

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list