Which to use
“fome” and “foque” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,047
- “fome” frequency rank
- #34,289
- “foque” frequency rank
- 35336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fome | foque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | necessidade de comer ou grande apetite; sofreguidão | vela triangular colocada à frente do mastro principal, geralmente içada no estai de proa |
Letter map: fome vs foque
Shared letters muted; letters that set fome and foque apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: fome and foque
fome and foque are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fome is recorded at frequency rank #1,047, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɔ.mɨ/. foque is at rank #34,289, tagged as anoun.
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 35336, this pair ranks #31,716 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fome vs foque
Shared letters: efo. Private to "fome": m. Private to "foque": qu.
"fome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "foque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fome" and "foque" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fome" vs "foque" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fome" and "foque".
- Full dictionary entry for "fome" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,716 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fome" and "foque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fome vs former". 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 #31,716 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.