Which to use
“fome” is a noun and “fores” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,047
- “fome” frequency rank
- #24,651
- “fores” frequency rank
- 25698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fome | fores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | necessidade de comer ou grande apetite; sofreguidão | segunda pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo ir; |
Where the eye mixes fome and fores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fome and fores
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fome is /ˈfɔ.mɨ/ while fores is /ˈfo.ɾes/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25698, 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/. fores is at rank #24,651, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfo.ɾes/.
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 25698, this pair ranks #43,571 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fome vs fores
Shared letters: efo. Private to "fome": m. Private to "fores": rs.
"fome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fores" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fome" and "fores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fome" or "fores" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fome" and "fores" 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 "fores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,571 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fome" and "fores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fores 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 #43,571 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.