Which to use
“fome” and “force” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,047
- “fome” frequency rank
- #7,914
- “force” frequency rank
- 8961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fome | force |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | necessidade de comer ou grande apetite; sofreguidão | força |
Where the eye mixes fome and force
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fome with force
A purely visual mix-up. fome (/ˈfɔ.mɨ/) and force (/fɔʁs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8961, 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/. force is at rank #7,914, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɔʁs/.
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 8961, this pair ranks #64,631 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fome vs force
Shared letters: efo. Private to "fome": m. Private to "force": cr.
"fome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "force" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fome" and "force" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fome" vs "force" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fome" and "force" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fome" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "force" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,631 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fome" and "force" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "force vs fosco". 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 #64,631 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.