Which to use
“fogão” and “fosso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,722
- “fogão” frequency rank
- #15,815
- “fosso” frequency rank
- 26537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fogão | fosso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aparelho doméstico para cozinhar e aquecer | cova |
Where the eye mixes fogão and fosso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fogão (CVCVV) and fosso (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fogão vs fosso
A purely visual mix-up. fogão (/fu.ˈɡɐ̃w̃/) and fosso (/ˈfo.su/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fogão is recorded at frequency rank #10,722, classified as anoun, pronounced /fu.ˈɡɐ̃w̃/. 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 26537, this pair ranks #42,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fogão vs fosso
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fogão": gã. Private to "fosso": s.
"fogão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fosso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fosso ← ffosso · foso · fosos · fsoso · ofsso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fogão" and "fosso" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fogão" vs "fosso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fogão" 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 #42,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fogão" and "fosso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fosco vs fosso". 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 #42,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.