fome

/ˈfɔ.mɨ/

//ˈfɔ.mɨ// noun

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The verdict

“fome” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,047. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,047
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - necessidade de comer ou grande apetite; sofreguidão

Corpus desk

Index PT-fome · fome · Portuguese

fome · rank #1,047 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,047
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fernando

Nearest frequency peer: Fernando (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “fome”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “fome” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fome vs for
50% similar
fome vs foz
50% similar
fome vs fon
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fome
PropertyValue
Headwordfome
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɔ.mɨ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,047
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fome”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.fomecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Fernando” (#1,046), “inclusive” (#1,048), “lembrar” (#1,049). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fome” fica em #1,047. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around fome (IPA /ˈfɔ.mɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,047 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for fome, with forms such as "ffome", "fmoe", and "foem". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "for", "foz", "fon", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is fome, spelled F-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    necessidade de comer ou grande apetite; sofreguidão
  2. 2
    desejo ardente; falta; miséria

Synonyms

fominha

This word in other languages

hunger(English)hambre(Español)faim(Français)Hunger(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffome
  • fmoe
  • foem
  • fomme
  • ofme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fome - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffome1fmoe2foem2fomme1ofme2
Edit distance from "fome"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fome"?
"fome" is spelled F-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɔ.mɨ/.
What does "fome" mean?
As a noun, "fome" means: necessidade de comer ou grande apetite; sofreguidão
What words are commonly confused with "fome"?
"fome" is commonly confused with "for", "foz", "fon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fome"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fome" is /ˈfɔ.mɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fome" come from?
"fome" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fome", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cedo#1,043meia#1,054saiu#1,035dado#1,067

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

ilha5 variantsusado5 variantscabo5 variantsvive5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list