Which to use
“foca” and “fodão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,772
- “foca” frequency rank
- #37,813
- “fodão” frequency rank
- 46585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foca | fodão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma atenuada de, e o mesmo que foda | diz-se de quem fode muito |
Where the eye mixes foca and fodão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. foca runs 4 letters (CVCV) against fodão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: foca vs fodão
A purely visual mix-up. foca (/ˈfɔ.kɐ/) and fodão (/fo.'doŋ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foca is recorded at frequency rank #8,772, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfɔ.kɐ/. fodão is at rank #37,813, tagged as anadj, pronounced /fo.'doŋ/.
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 46585, this pair ranks #18,711 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of foca vs fodão
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foca": ac. Private to "fodão": dã.
"foca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fodão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- foca ← fcoa · ffoca · foac · focca · ofca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foca" and "fodão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "foca" vs "fodão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "foca" and "fodão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "foca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fodão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,711 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foca" and "fodão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs fodão". 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 #18,711 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.