fôssemos

//ˈfo.se.mus// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,493

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

fôssemos is aPortugueseverb. It means: primeira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo do verbo ser. Pronounced /ˈfo.se.mus/. Often confused with fosses and fossem.

Key facts for fôssemos
PropertyValue
Headwordfôssemos
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈfo.se.mus/
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,493
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fôssemos in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for fôssemos is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfo.se.mus/. Corpus data places it at rank #27,493 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fôssemos, with forms such as "ffôssemos", "fsôsemos", and "fôsemos". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fosses", "fossem", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is fôssemos, spelled F-Ô-S-S-E-M-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo do verbo ser.
  2. 2
    primeira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo do verbo ir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffôssemos,fsôsemos,fôsemos,fôsesmos,fôssemmos,fôssemoss,fôssemso,fôsseoms,fôssmeos,ôfssemos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fôssemos

Misspelling Variants of "fôssemos"

ffôssemos9fsôsemos8fôsemos7fôsesmos8fôssemmos9fôssemoss9fôssemso8fôsseoms8
Misspelling Variants of "fôssemos"

Frequency rank: #27,493 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fôssemos"?
"fôssemos" is spelled F-Ô-S-S-E-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfo.se.mus/.
What does "fôssemos" mean?
As a verb, "fôssemos" means: primeira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo do verbo ser.
What words are commonly confused with "fôssemos"?
"fôssemos" is commonly confused with "fosses", "fossem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fôssemos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fôssemos" is /ˈfo.se.mus/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fôssemos" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.