Which to use
“foda” and “fodão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,426
- “foda” frequency rank
- #37,813
- “fodão” frequency rank
- 40239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foda | fodão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | difícil; duro | diz-se de quem fode muito |
Letter map: foda vs fodão
Shared letters muted; letters that set foda and fodão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. foda runs 4 letters (CVCV) against fodão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - foda / fodão
foda and fodão 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foda is recorded at frequency rank #2,426, classified as anadj. fodão is at rank #37,813, tagged as anadj, pronounced /fo.'doŋ/.
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 40239, this pair ranks #25,919 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foda vs fodão
Shared letters: dfo. Private to "foda": a. Private to "fodão": ã.
"foda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fodão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- foda ← fdoa · ffoda · foad · fodda · ofda
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foda" for "fodão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "foda" vs "fodão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "foda" vs "fodão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "foda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fodão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,919 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foda" and "fodão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs fodão". 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 #25,919 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.