Which to use
“fosco” and “fresco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,427
- “fosco” frequency rank
- #6,657
- “fresco” frequency rank
- 55084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fosco | fresco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não brunido, sem brilho, embaciado, não transparente | moderadamente frio |
Where the eye mixes fosco and fresco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fosco runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fresco's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fosco vs fresco
A purely visual mix-up. fosco (/ˈfoʃ.ku/) and fresco (/ˈfɾeʃ.ku/) 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 55084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fosco is recorded at frequency rank #48,427, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfoʃ.ku/. fresco is at rank #6,657, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfɾeʃ.ku/.
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 55084, this pair ranks #10,814 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fosco vs fresco
Shared letters: cfos. Private to "fosco": -. Private to "fresco": er.
"fosco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fresco" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fosco" and "fresco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fosco" vs "fresco" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fosco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fresco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,814 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fosco" and "fresco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fisco vs fosco". 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 #10,814 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.