fodasvsforasConfusable pair

Which to use

“fodas” and “foras” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,600
“fodas” frequency rank
#35,602
“foras” frequency rank
71202
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fodas foras
Definition plural de foda forma plural de fora

Letter map: fodas vs foras

Shared letters muted; letters that set fodas and foras apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. fodas and foras follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
fodas
5 ch
foras

Spelling & dictionary notes on fodas vs foras

fodas and foras 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 a single letter - d in “fodas” becomes r in “foras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fodas is recorded at frequency rank #35,600, classified as anoun. foras is at rank #35,602, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɔ.ɾas/.

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 71202, this pair ranks #3,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fodas vs foras

Shared letters: afos. Private to "fodas": d. Private to "foras": r.

"fodas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "foras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fodas ← fdoas · ffodas · foads · fodass · foddas · fodsa · ofdas
  • foras ← fforas · foars · forass · forras · forsa · froas · ofras

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fodas" for "foras" ever safe?
No. They differ by a single letter - d in “fodas” becomes r in “foras”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "fodas" vs "foras" - which ranks higher?
"fodas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,600 in our Portuguese list, against #35,602 for "foras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fodas" and "foras".

  • Full dictionary entry for "fodas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "foras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #3,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fodas" and "foras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fodão vs foras". 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 #3,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list