fórum

noun

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The verdict

“fórum” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,428. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,428
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prédio que abriga as instalações do Poder Judiciário em uma determinada comarca

Corpus desk

Index PT-forum · fórum · Portuguese

fórum · rank #2,428 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,428
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fugir

Nearest frequency peer: fugir (-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 “fórum”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fórum” 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).

fórum vs for
40% similar
fórum vs fora
40% similar
fórum vs foro
40% similar

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

Key facts for fórum
PropertyValue
Headwordfórum
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,428
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fórum”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).fórumcai 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 “fugir” (#2,427), “foda” (#2,426), “flor” (#2,425). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fórum” fica em #2,428. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fórum, anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,428 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 fórum, with forms such as "ffórum", "fróum", and "fórmu". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "for", "fora", "foro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is fórum, spelled F-Ó-R-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    prédio que abriga as instalações do Poder Judiciário em uma determinada comarca
  2. 2
    local de discussão pela internet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fórum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Segundo Pimentel, o juiz do Fórum da Fazenda Pública deve decidir hoje sobre o pedido de liminar contra a medida do governo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffórum
  • fróum
  • fórmu
  • fórrum
  • fórumm
  • fóurm
  • ófrum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fórum - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffórum1fróum2fórmu2fórrum1fórumm1fóurm2ófrum2
Edit distance from "fórum"

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 "fórum"?
"fórum" is spelled F-Ó-R-U-M.
What does "fórum" mean?
As a noun, "fórum" means: prédio que abriga as instalações do Poder Judiciário em uma determinada comarca
What words are commonly confused with "fórum"?
"fórum" is commonly confused with "for", "fora", "foro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "fórum" come from?
"fórum" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fugir#2,427navio#2,433droga#2,418turma#2,452

Similar misspelling depth

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

terror7 variantsvirar7 variantsqueira7 variantsChile7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list