Which to use
“focar” and “foder” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,422
- “focar” frequency rank
- #3,562
- “foder” frequency rank
- 9984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | focar | foder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dirigir o foco luminoso a um ponto | ter relações sexuais com, transar |
Where the eye mixes focar and foder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: focar vs foder
A purely visual mix-up. focar (/fu.ˈkaɾ/) and foder (/fo.'deɾ/, /fo.'de/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
focar is recorded at frequency rank #6,422, classified as averb, pronounced /fu.ˈkaɾ/. foder is at rank #3,562, tagged as averb, pronounced /fo.'deɾ/, /fo.'de/.
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 9984, this pair ranks #63,258 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of focar vs foder
Shared letters: for. Private to "focar": ac. Private to "foder": de.
"focar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "foder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "focar" and "foder" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "focar" vs "foder" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "focar" and "foder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "focar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,258 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "focar" and "foder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foder vs former". 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 #63,258 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.