Which to use
“foco” and “foz” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,491
- “foco” frequency rank
- #8,056
- “foz” frequency rank
- 9547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foco | foz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nitidez de uma imagem | lugar onde o rio vai desaguar |
Where the eye mixes foco and foz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between foco and foz
A purely visual mix-up. foco (/ˈfɔ.ko/) and foz (/ˈfɔʃ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9547, 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/. foz is at rank #8,056, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɔʃ/.
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 9547, this pair ranks #63,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of foco vs foz
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foco": c. Private to "foz": z.
"foco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "foz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- foco ← fcoo · ffoco · focco · fooc · ofco
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foco" and "foz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "foco" or "foz"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "foco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foco" and "foz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fon vs foz". 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 #63,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.