# fome

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɔ.mɨ/ · frequency rank #1,047

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

## Easily confused with
- **for** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-for)
- **foz** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-foz)
- **fon** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-fon)
- **foto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-foto)
- **fora** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-fora)
- **free** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-free)
- **fumo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-fumo)
- **food** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-food)
- **foro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-foro)
- **fort** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-fort)
- **Form** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-form)
- **fume** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-fume)
- **fosse** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-fosse)
- **forte** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-forte)
- **fonte** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-fonte)
- **fomos** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-fomos)
- **forem** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-forem)
- **force** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-force)
- **foste** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-foste)
- **fores** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-fores)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ffome`, `fmoe`, `foem`, `fomme`, `ofme`

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