Which to use
“fosse” and “fostes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #348
- “fosse” frequency rank
- #42,935
- “fostes” frequency rank
- 43283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fosse | fostes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do conjuntivo do verbo ser | segunda pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser |
Where the eye mixes fosse and fostes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fosse vs fostes
A purely visual mix-up. fosse (/ˈfo.si/) and fostes (/ˈfos.ʧis/) 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 43283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fosse is recorded at frequency rank #348, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfo.si/. fostes is at rank #42,935, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfos.ʧis/.
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 43283, this pair ranks #22,372 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fosse vs fostes
Shared letters: efos. Private to "fosse": -. Private to "fostes": t.
"fosse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fostes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fosse" for "fostes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fosse" or "fostes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fosse" and "fostes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fosse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fostes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,372 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fosse" and "fostes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fosses vs fostes". 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 #22,372 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.