Which to use
“fodão” and “fosco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,813
- “fodão” frequency rank
- #48,427
- “fosco” frequency rank
- 86240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fodão | fosco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se de quem fode muito | não brunido, sem brilho, embaciado, não transparente |
Where the eye mixes fodão and fosco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fodão (CVCVV) and fosco (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fodão vs fosco
A purely visual mix-up. fodão (/fo.'doŋ/) and fosco (/ˈfoʃ.ku/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fodão is recorded at frequency rank #37,813, classified as anadj, pronounced /fo.'doŋ/. fosco is at rank #48,427, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfoʃ.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 86240, this pair ranks #594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fodão vs fosco
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fodão": dã. Private to "fosco": cs.
"fodão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fosco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fosco ← ffosco · focso · foscco · fosoc · fossco · fsoco · ofsco
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fodão" and "fosco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fodão" vs "fosco" - which ranks higher?
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 "fodão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fosco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fodão" and "fosco" 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 #594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.