Which to use
“fobia” is a noun and “foda” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,673
- “fobia” frequency rank
- #2,426
- “foda” frequency rank
- 28099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fobia | foda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transtorno psicológico no qual a pessoa tem um medo ou aversão exagerado de alguma coisa | difícil; duro |
Letter map: fobia vs foda
Shared letters muted; letters that set fobia and foda apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fobia runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against foda's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: fobia vs foda
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fobia is anoun and fodaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fobia is recorded at frequency rank #25,673, classified as anoun, pronounced /fu.ˈbi.ɐ/. foda is at rank #2,426, tagged as anadj.
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 28099, this pair ranks #40,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fobia vs foda
Shared letters: afo. Private to "fobia": bi. Private to "foda": d.
"fobia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "foda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fobia" and "foda" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fobia" or "foda"?
After this comparison
You've compared "fobia" and "foda". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "fobia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fobia" and "foda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faia vs fobia". 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 #40,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.