fomos

/ˈfo.mos/

//ˈfo.mos// verb

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The verdict

“fomos” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,012
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - primeira pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser

Corpus desk

Index PT-fomos · fomos · Portuguese

fomos · rank #2,012 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,012
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH engenharia

Nearest frequency peer: engenharia (-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 “fomos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fomos” 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).

fomos vs foto
60% similar
fomos vs fumo
60% similar
fomos vs food
60% similar

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

Key facts for fomos
PropertyValue
Headwordfomos
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈfo.mos/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,012
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fomos”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “engenharia” (#2,011), “grau” (#2,014), “dizia” (#2,009). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fomos” fica em #2,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fomos (IPA /ˈfo.mos/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,012 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fomos, with forms such as "ffomos", "fmoos", and "fommos". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "foto", "fumo", "food", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is fomos, spelled F-O-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser
  2. 2
    primeira pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ir

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffomos
  • fmoos
  • fommos
  • fomoss
  • fomso
  • fooms
  • ofmos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fomos - 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.

ffomos1fmoos2fommos1fomoss1fomso2fooms2ofmos2
Edit distance from "fomos"

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 "fomos"?
"fomos" is spelled F-O-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfo.mos/.
What does "fomos" mean?
As a verb, "fomos" means: primeira pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser
What words are commonly confused with "fomos"?
"fomos" is commonly confused with "foto", "fumo", "food". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fomos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fomos" is /ˈfo.mos/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fomos" come from?
"fomos" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dizia#2,009posse#2,022toque#2,027negra#1,984

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

eleito7 variantsvento7 variantsrural7 variantssenti7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list