Which to use
“foco” is a noun and “foda” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,491
- “foco” frequency rank
- #2,426
- “foda” frequency rank
- 3917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foco | foda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nitidez de uma imagem | difícil; duro |
Letter map: foco vs foda
Shared letters muted; letters that set foco and foda apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: foco vs foda
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: foco is anoun and fodaanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foco is recorded at frequency rank #1,491, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɔ.ko/. 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 3917, this pair ranks #71,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of foco vs foda
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foco": c. Private to "foda": ad.
"foco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "foda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foco" and "foda" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "foco" vs "foda" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "foco" and "foda".
- Full dictionary entry for "foco" 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 #71,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foco" and "foda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foco vs fosco". 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 #71,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.