Which to use
“fodas” is a noun and “foram” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,600
- “fodas” frequency rank
- #97
- “foram” frequency rank
- 35697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fodas | foram |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de foda | terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser |
Letter map: fodas vs foram
Shared letters muted; letters that set fodas and foram apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fodas and foram follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: fodas vs foram
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fodas is anoun and foramaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fodas is recorded at frequency rank #35,600, classified as anoun. 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 35697, this pair ranks #31,322 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fodas vs foram
Shared letters: afo. Private to "fodas": ds. Private to "foram": mr.
"fodas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "foram" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fodas" for "foram" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fodas" vs "foram" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fodas" and "foram".
- Full dictionary entry for "fodas" 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 #31,322 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fodas" and "foram" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fodão vs fodas". 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 #31,322 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.