Which to use
“foque” and “fórum” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,289
- “foque” frequency rank
- #2,428
- “fórum” frequency rank
- 36717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foque | fórum |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vela triangular colocada à frente do mastro principal, geralmente içada no estai de proa | prédio que abriga as instalações do Poder Judiciário em uma determinada comarca |
Letter map: foque vs fórum
Shared letters muted; letters that set foque and fórum apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: foque and fórum
foque and fórum 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foque is recorded at frequency rank #34,289, classified as anoun. fórum is at rank #2,428, 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 36717, this pair ranks #30,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foque vs fórum
Shared letters: fu. Private to "foque": eoq. Private to "fórum": mró.
"foque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fórum" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- foque ← ffoque · foqeu · foqque · fouqe · fqoue · ofque
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foque" and "fórum" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "foque" or "fórum"?
Useful next steps
Pair "foque" vs "fórum" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "foque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fórum" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foque" and "fórum" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foque 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 #30,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.