Which to use
“foste” and “fostes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,469
- “foste” frequency rank
- #42,935
- “fostes” frequency rank
- 54404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foste | fostes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser | segunda pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser |
Where the eye mixes foste and fostes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. foste runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fostes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: foste vs fostes
A purely visual mix-up. foste (/ˈfos.ʧi/) 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 extra letter(s) - “foste” sits inside “fostes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foste is recorded at frequency rank #11,469, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfos.ʧi/. 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 54404, this pair ranks #11,286 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of foste vs fostes
Shared letters: efost. Private to "foste": -. Private to "fostes": -.
"foste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fostes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foste" for "fostes" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "foste" or "fostes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "foste" and "fostes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "foste" 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 #11,286 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foste" 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 #11,286 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.