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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fodas" for "foras" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fodas" vs "foras" - which ranks higher?
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.