# fossa vs fosses

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### fossa
*noun · IPA /ˈfɔ.sɐ/ · frequency rank #17,291*
grande abertura na terra

### fosses
*verb · IPA /ˈfo.sis/ · frequency rank #29,740*
segunda pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo do verbo ser

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