Which to use
“foras” is a noun and “forçar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,602
- “foras” frequency rank
- #6,423
- “forçar” frequency rank
- 42025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foras | forçar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma plural de fora | obrigar alguém a fazer algo que esta não queria fazer |
Where the eye mixes foras and forçar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. foras runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against forçar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses foras with forçar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: foras is /ˈfɔ.ɾas/ while forçar is /fuɾ.ˈsaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foras is recorded at frequency rank #35,602, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɔ.ɾas/. forçar is at rank #6,423, tagged as averb, pronounced /fuɾ.ˈsaɾ/.
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 42025, this pair ranks #23,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foras vs forçar
Shared letters: afor. Private to "foras": s. Private to "forçar": ç.
"foras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "forçar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- foras ← fforas · foars · forass · forras · forsa · froas · ofras
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "foras" and "forçar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "foras" or "forçar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "foras" and "forçar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "foras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "forçar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foras" and "forçar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fodão vs foras". 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 #23,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.