# fossa vs fóssil

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### fóssil
*adjective · IPA /ˈfɔ.siɫ/ · frequency rank #18,878*
que se extrai da terra

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