Which to use
“fomos” and “formos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,012
- “fomos” frequency rank
- #13,742
- “formos” frequency rank
- 15754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fomos | formos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser | primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo ser. |
Where the eye mixes fomos and formos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fomos and formos
A purely visual mix-up. fomos (/ˈfo.mos/) and formos (/ˈfoɾ.mus/) 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 15754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fomos is recorded at frequency rank #2,012, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfo.mos/. formos is at rank #13,742, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfoɾ.mus/.
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 15754, this pair ranks #55,990 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fomos vs formos
Shared letters: fmos. Private to "fomos": -. Private to "formos": r.
"fomos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "formos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fomos" and "formos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fomos" or "formos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fomos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,990 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fomos" and "formos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "former vs formos". 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 #55,990 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.