Which to use
“fome” and “former” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,047
- “fome” frequency rank
- #47,368
- “former” frequency rank
- 48415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fome | former |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | necessidade de comer ou grande apetite; sofreguidão | formador |
Letter map: fome vs former
Shared letters muted; letters that set fome and former apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: fome and former
fome and former 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48415, 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/. former is at rank #47,368, 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 48415, this pair ranks #16,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fome vs former
Shared letters: efmo. Private to "fome": -. Private to "former": r.
"fome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "former" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fome" and "former" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fome" vs "former" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fome" and "former".
- Full dictionary entry for "fome" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "former" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fome" and "former" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "former vs formol". 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 #16,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.