foram

/ˈfo.ɾã/

//ˈfo.ɾã// verb

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The verdict

“foram” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #97. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#97
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-foram · foram · Portuguese

foram · rank #97 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #97
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH bom

Nearest frequency peer: bom (-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 “foram”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “foram” 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).

foram vs foro
60% similar
foram vs fort
60% similar
foram vs Form
60% similar

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

Key facts for foram
PropertyValue
Headwordforam
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈfo.ɾã/
Letters5
Frequency rank#97
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “foram”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).foramcai 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 “bom” (#96), “sempre” (#98), “melhor” (#95). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “foram” fica em #97. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around foram (IPA /ˈfo.ɾã/), averb. Corpus frequency is #97 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for foram, with forms such as "fforam", "foarm", and "foramm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "foro", "fort", "Form", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is foram, spelled F-O-R-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser
  2. 2
    terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito mais-que-perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser
  3. 3
    terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ir
  4. 4
    terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito mais-que-perfeito do indicativo do verbo ir

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforam
  • foarm
  • foramm
  • forma
  • forram
  • froam
  • ofram

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of foram - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

fforam1foarm2foramm1forma2forram1froam2ofram2
Edit distance from "foram"

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 "foram"?
"foram" is spelled F-O-R-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfo.ɾã/.
What does "foram" mean?
As a verb, "foram" means: terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser
What words are commonly confused with "foram"?
"foram" is commonly confused with "foro", "fort", "Form". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "foram"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foram" is /ˈfo.ɾã/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "foram" come from?
"foram" 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 "foram", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

tenho#90coisa#105nunca#110tempo#84

Similar misspelling depth

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

mundo7 variantsparte7 variantsentre7 variantstodos7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list