Which to use
“foco” and “foro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,491
- “foco” frequency rank
- #9,497
- “foro” frequency rank
- 10988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foco | foro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nitidez de uma imagem | tribunal de justiça; lugar onde funcionam os órgãos do poder judiciário; fórum; jurisdição, alçada, poder |
Where the eye mixes foco and foro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between foco and foro
A purely visual mix-up. foco (/ˈfɔ.ko/) and foro (/ˈfo.ɾu/) 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 a single letter - c in “foco” becomes r in “foro”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10988, 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/. foro is at rank #9,497, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfo.ɾu/.
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 10988, this pair ranks #61,973 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of foco vs foro
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foco": c. Private to "foro": r.
"foco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "foro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foco" for "foro" ever safe?
Which is more common, "foco" or "foro"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "foco" and "foro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "foco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,973 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foco" and "foro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fern vs foro". 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 #61,973 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.