Which to use
“five” is a noun and “fome” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,874
- “five” frequency rank
- #38,128
- “fome” frequency rank
- 63002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | five | fome |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Palabra clave radiofónica del ICAO y NATO para la cifra 5. | Que no provoca gracia. |
Where the eye mixes five and fome
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. five and fome follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: five vs fome
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: five is [ˈfai̯f] while fome is [ˈfome]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
five is recorded at frequency rank #24,874, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfai̯f]. fome is at rank #38,128, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfome].
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 63002, this pair ranks #50,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of five vs fome
Shared letters: ef. Private to "five": iv. Private to "fome": mo.
"five" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "five" and "fome" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "five" or "fome" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "five" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fome" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "five" and "fome" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fome vs fora". 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 #50,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.