Which to use
“fontes” is a noun and “foste” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,360
- “fontes” frequency rank
- #11,469
- “foste” frequency rank
- 12829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fontes | foste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que código-fonte | segunda pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser |
Letter map: fontes vs foste
Shared letters muted; letters that set fontes and foste apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. fontes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against foste's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: fontes vs foste
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fontes is anoun and fosteaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fontes is recorded at frequency rank #1,360, classified as anoun. foste is at rank #11,469, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfos.ʧi/.
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 12829, this pair ranks #59,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fontes vs foste
Shared letters: efost. Private to "fontes": n. Private to "foste": -.
"fontes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "foste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fontes" for "foste" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fontes" or "foste" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "fontes" vs "foste" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fontes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fontes" and "foste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fosco vs foste". 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 #59,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.