Which to use
“foram” and “fores” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #97
- “foram” frequency rank
- #24,651
- “fores” frequency rank
- 24748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foram | fores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser | segunda pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo ir; |
Where the eye mixes foram and fores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. foram and fores follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: foram vs fores
A purely visual mix-up. foram (/ˈfo.ɾã/) and fores (/ˈfo.ɾes/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foram is recorded at frequency rank #97, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfo.ɾã/. fores is at rank #24,651, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfo.ɾes/.
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 24748, this pair ranks #44,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foram vs fores
Shared letters: for. Private to "foram": am. Private to "fores": es.
"foram" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fores" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foram" and "fores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "foram" or "fores"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "foram" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foram" and "fores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fores vs former". 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 #44,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.