# fome vs forem

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### fome
*noun · IPA /ˈfɔ.mɨ/ · frequency rank #1,047*
necessidade de comer ou grande apetite; sofreguidão

### forem
*verb · IPA /ˈfo.ɾẽ/ · frequency rank #3,330*
terceira pessoa do plural do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo ser.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fome-vs-forem