# Formosa vs formoso

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Formosa
*noun · IPA /foɾ.ˈmɔ.zɐ/ · frequency rank #18,600*
país asiático próximo à China

### formoso
*adjective · IPA /fuɾ.ˈmo.zu/ · frequency rank #31,780*
que tem formas agradáveis

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/formosa-vs-formoso