Which to use
“foras” and “Frau” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,602
- “foras” frequency rank
- #32,994
- “Frau” frequency rank
- 68596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foras | Frau |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma plural de fora | mulher |
Where the eye mixes foras and Frau
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. foras runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Frau's 4 (CCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: foras vs Frau
A purely visual mix-up. foras (/ˈfɔ.ɾas/) and Frau (/fraʊ̯/) 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 68596, 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/. Frau is at rank #32,994, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fraʊ̯/.
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 68596, this pair ranks #4,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of foras vs Frau
Shared letters: afr. Private to "foras": os. Private to "Frau": u.
"foras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Frau" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "foras" and "Frau" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "foras" vs "Frau" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "foras" and "Frau" 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 "Frau" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foras" and "Frau" 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 #4,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.