fodasvsforamWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fodas is a noun, foram is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fodas and foram apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
fodas
5 ch
foram

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • fodasfdoas · ffodas · foads · fodass · foddas · fodsa · ofdas
  • foramfforam · foarm · foramm · forma · forram · froam · ofram

Frequency comparison

fodas#35,600
foram#97

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fodas" and "foram" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fodas" is a noun and "foram" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fodas" or "foram"?
"foram" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #97 in our Portuguese list, against #35,600 for "fodas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering fodas vs foram

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “fodas”; for a verb, it's “foram”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fodas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list