Which to use
“few” is an adjective and “foz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,283
- “few” frequency rank
- #8,056
- “foz” frequency rank
- 46339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | few | foz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pouco; poucos | lugar onde o rio vai desaguar |
Letter map: few vs foz
Shared letters muted; letters that set few and foz apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for few / foz
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: few is anadjective and fozanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
few is recorded at frequency rank #38,283, classified as anadj. foz is at rank #8,056, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɔʃ/.
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 46339, this pair ranks #18,987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of few vs foz
Shared letters: f. Private to "few": ew. Private to "foz": oz.
"few" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "foz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "few" for "foz" ever safe?
Which is more common, "few" or "foz"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "few" and "foz".
- Full dictionary entry for "few" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "few" and "foz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fern vs few". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #18,987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.