Which to use
“formoso” and “furioso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,780
- “formoso” frequency rank
- #16,520
- “furioso” frequency rank
- 48300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | formoso | furioso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem formas agradáveis | que tem fúria |
Where the eye mixes formoso and furioso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. formoso (CVCCVCV) and furioso (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: formoso vs furioso
A purely visual mix-up. formoso (/fuɾ.ˈmo.zu/) and furioso (/fu.ˈɾjo.zu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
formoso is recorded at frequency rank #31,780, classified as anadj, pronounced /fuɾ.ˈmo.zu/. furioso is at rank #16,520, tagged as anadj, pronounced /fu.ˈɾjo.zu/.
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 48300, this pair ranks #16,887 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of formoso vs furioso
Shared letters: fors. Private to "formoso": m. Private to "furioso": iu.
"formoso" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "furioso" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "formoso" and "furioso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "formoso" vs "furioso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "formoso" and "furioso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "formoso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furioso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,887 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "formoso" and "furioso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "formol vs formoso". 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 #16,887 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.