Which to use
“foco” and “fort” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,491
- “foco” frequency rank
- #11,467
- “fort” frequency rank
- 12958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foco | fort |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nitidez de uma imagem | forte |
Letter map: foco vs fort
Shared letters muted; letters that set foco and fort apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: foco and fort
foco and fort are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12958, 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/. fort is at rank #11,467, 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 12958, this pair ranks #59,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of foco vs fort
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foco": c. Private to "fort": rt.
"foco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foco" and "fort" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "foco" or "fort"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "foco" and "fort".
- Full dictionary entry for "foco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foco" and "fort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fern vs fort". 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 #59,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.