Which to use
“fofo” is an adjective and “foz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,529
- “fofo” frequency rank
- #8,056
- “foz” frequency rank
- 15585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fofo | foz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que cede facilmente à pressão | lugar onde o rio vai desaguar |
Letter map: fofo vs foz
Shared letters muted; letters that set fofo and foz apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for fofo / foz
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fofo is anadjective and fozanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fofo is recorded at frequency rank #7,529, classified as anadj. foz is at rank #8,056, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɔʃ/.
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 15585, this pair ranks #56,200 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fofo vs foz
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fofo": -. Private to "foz": z.
"fofo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "foz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fofo ← ffofo · ffoo · foffo · foof · offo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fofo" and "foz" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fofo" or "foz" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fofo" and "foz".
- Full dictionary entry for "fofo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,200 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fofo" and "foz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fofo vs fosco". 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 #56,200 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.