Which to use
“fobia” is a noun and “fora” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,673
- “fobia” frequency rank
- #246
- “fora” frequency rank
- 25919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fobia | fora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transtorno psicológico no qual a pessoa tem um medo ou aversão exagerado de alguma coisa | exteriormente |
Where the eye mixes fobia and fora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fobia with fora
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fobia is /fu.ˈbi.ɐ/ while fora is /ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25919, 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/. fora is at rank #246, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/.
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 25919, this pair ranks #43,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fobia vs fora
Shared letters: afo. Private to "fobia": bi. Private to "fora": r.
"fobia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fobia" and "fora" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fobia" vs "fora" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fobia" and "fora" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fobia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fobia" and "fora" 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 #43,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.