Which to use
“fodão” is an adjective and “fosso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,813
- “fodão” frequency rank
- #15,815
- “fosso” frequency rank
- 53628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fodão | fosso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se de quem fode muito | cova |
Where the eye mixes fodão and fosso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fodão with fosso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fodão is /fo.'doŋ/ while fosso is /ˈfo.su/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53628, 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/. fosso is at rank #15,815, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfo.su/.
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 53628, this pair ranks #11,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fodão vs fosso
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fodão": dã. Private to "fosso": s.
"fodão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fosso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fosso ← ffosso · foso · fosos · fsoso · ofsso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fodão" and "fosso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fodão" vs "fosso" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fodão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fosso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fodão" and "fosso" 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 #11,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.