Which to use
“foca” is an adjective and “fodas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,772
- “foca” frequency rank
- #35,600
- “fodas” frequency rank
- 44372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foca | fodas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma atenuada de, e o mesmo que foda | plural de foda |
Letter map: foca vs fodas
Shared letters muted; letters that set foca and fodas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. foca runs 4 letters (CVCV) against fodas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - foca and fodas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: foca is anadjective and fodasanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44372, 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/. fodas is at rank #35,600, tagged as anoun.
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 44372, this pair ranks #21,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foca vs fodas
Shared letters: afo. Private to "foca": c. Private to "fodas": ds.
"foca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fodas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foca" for "fodas" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "foca" or "fodas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "foca" and "fodas".
- Full dictionary entry for "foca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fodas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foca" and "fodas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fodão vs fodas". 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 #21,129 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.