Which to use
“fome” and “Form” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,047
- “fome” frequency rank
- #18,599
- “Form” frequency rank
- 19646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fome | Form |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | necessidade de comer ou grande apetite; sofreguidão | forma |
Where the eye mixes fome and Form
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fome and Form
A purely visual mix-up. fome (/ˈfɔ.mɨ/) and Form (/fɔʁm/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19646, 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/. Form is at rank #18,599, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɔʁm/.
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 19646, this pair ranks #51,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fome vs Form
Shared letters: fmo. Private to "fome": e. Private to "Form": r.
"fome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Form" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fome" and "Form" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fome" or "Form" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fome" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Form" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fome" and "Form" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fern vs Form". 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 #51,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.