Which to use
“feras” is an adjective and “foram” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,182
- “feras” frequency rank
- #97
- “foram” frequency rank
- 21279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feras | foram |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma feminina plural de fero | terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser |
Where the eye mixes feras and foram
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. feras and foram follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: feras vs foram
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feras is /ˈfɛ.ɾɐs/ while foram is /ˈfo.ɾã/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feras is recorded at frequency rank #21,182, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfɛ.ɾɐs/. foram is at rank #97, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfo.ɾã/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21279, this pair ranks #49,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feras vs foram
Shared letters: afr. Private to "feras": es. Private to "foram": mo.
"feras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "foram" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feras" and "foram" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feras" vs "foram" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "feras" and "foram" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foram" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feras" and "foram" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feras vs fern". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #49,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.