Which to use
“foque” is a noun and “fosse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,289
- “foque” frequency rank
- #348
- “fosse” frequency rank
- 34637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foque | fosse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vela triangular colocada à frente do mastro principal, geralmente içada no estai de proa | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do conjuntivo do verbo ser |
Letter map: foque vs fosse
Shared letters muted; letters that set foque and fosse apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. foque (CVCVV) and fosse (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: foque vs fosse
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: foque is anoun and fosseaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foque is recorded at frequency rank #34,289, classified as anoun. fosse is at rank #348, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfo.si/.
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 34637, this pair ranks #32,572 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foque vs fosse
Shared letters: efo. Private to "foque": qu. Private to "fosse": s.
"foque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fosse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "foque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fosse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,572 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foque" and "fosse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fosco vs fosse". 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 #32,572 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.