Which to use
“foco” is a noun and “fraco” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,491
- “foco” frequency rank
- #3,401
- “fraco” frequency rank
- 4892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foco | fraco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nitidez de uma imagem | sem força |
Where the eye mixes foco and fraco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: foco vs fraco
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: foco is /ˈfɔ.ko/ while fraco is /ˈfɾa.ku/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4892, 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/. fraco is at rank #3,401, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfɾa.ku/.
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 4892, this pair ranks #69,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of foco vs fraco
Shared letters: cfo. Private to "foco": -. Private to "fraco": ar.
"foco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fraco" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foco" for "fraco" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "foco" or "fraco" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "foco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fraco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foco" and "fraco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fosco vs fraco". 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 #69,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.