Which to use
“fome” and “foz” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,047
- “fome” frequency rank
- #8,056
- “foz” frequency rank
- 9103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fome | foz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | necessidade de comer ou grande apetite; sofreguidão | lugar onde o rio vai desaguar |
Where the eye mixes fome and foz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fome and foz
A purely visual mix-up. fome (/ˈfɔ.mɨ/) and foz (/ˈfɔʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fome is recorded at frequency rank #1,047, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɔ.mɨ/. 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 9103, this pair ranks #64,443 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fome vs foz
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fome": em. Private to "foz": z.
"fome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "foz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fome ← ffome · fmoe · foem · fomme · ofme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fome" and "foz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fome" vs "foz" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fome" 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 #64,443 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fome" and "foz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fon vs foz". 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 #64,443 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.