for vs foz, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“for” is a verb and “foz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#220
“for” frequency rank: #8,056
“foz” frequency rank: 8276
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	for	foz
Definition	primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo ser	lugar onde o rio vai desaguar

Where the eye mixes for and foz

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch

for

3 ch

foz

Visual trap between for and foz

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: for is /ˈfoɾ/ while foz is /ˈfɔʃ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “for” becomes z in “foz”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

for is recorded at frequency rank #220, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfoɾ/. 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 8276, this pair ranks #65,551 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of for vs foz

Shared letters: fo. Private to "for": r. Private to "foz": z.

"for" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "foz" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "for" for "foz" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "for" is a verb and "foz" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "for" vs "foz" - which ranks higher?

"for" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #220 in our Portuguese list, against #8,056 for "foz". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "for" and "foz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "for" 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 #65,551 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"for" and "foz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fon vs foz". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #65,551 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.