Which to use
“fodas” and “fogão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,600
- “fodas” frequency rank
- #10,722
- “fogão” frequency rank
- 46322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fodas | fogão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de foda | aparelho doméstico para cozinhar e aquecer |
Letter map: fodas vs fogão
Shared letters muted; letters that set fodas and fogão apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. fodas (CVCVC) and fogão (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on fodas vs fogão
fodas and fogão 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fodas is recorded at frequency rank #35,600, classified as anoun. fogão is at rank #10,722, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fu.ˈɡɐ̃w̃/.
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 46322, this pair ranks #19,016 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fodas vs fogão
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fodas": ads. Private to "fogão": gã.
"fodas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fogão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fodas ← fdoas · ffodas · foads · fodass · foddas · fodsa · ofdas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fodas" and "fogão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fodas" or "fogão"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "fodas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fogão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,016 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fodas" and "fogão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fodão vs fodas". 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 #19,016 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.