Which to use
“fontes” is a noun and “fostes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,360
- “fontes” frequency rank
- #42,935
- “fostes” frequency rank
- 44295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fontes | fostes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que código-fonte | segunda pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser |
Letter map: fontes vs fostes
Shared letters muted; letters that set fontes and fostes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. fontes and fostes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: fontes vs fostes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fontes is anoun and fostesaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “fontes” becomes s in “fostes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fontes is recorded at frequency rank #1,360, classified as anoun. fostes is at rank #42,935, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfos.ʧis/.
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 44295, this pair ranks #21,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fontes vs fostes
Shared letters: efost. Private to "fontes": n. Private to "fostes": -.
"fontes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fostes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fontes" and "fostes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fontes" vs "fostes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fontes" and "fostes".
- Full dictionary entry for "fontes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fostes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fontes" and "fostes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fosses vs fostes". 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 #21,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.