Which to use
“fora” is an adverb and “foro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #246
- “fora” frequency rank
- #9,497
- “foro” frequency rank
- 9743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fora | foro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | exteriormente | tribunal de justiça; lugar onde funcionam os órgãos do poder judiciário; fórum; jurisdição, alçada, poder |
Where the eye mixes fora and foro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fora and foro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fora is /ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/ while foro is /ˈfo.ɾu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “fora” becomes o in “foro”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fora is recorded at frequency rank #246, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/. foro is at rank #9,497, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfo.ɾu/.
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 9743, this pair ranks #63,577 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fora vs foro
Shared letters: for. Private to "fora": a. Private to "foro": -.
"fora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "foro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fora" and "foro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fora" or "foro"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,577 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fora" and "foro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fern vs foro". 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 #63,577 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.