Which to use
“forem” is a verb and “frei” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,330
- “forem” frequency rank
- #9,500
- “frei” frequency rank
- 12830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forem | frei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo ser. | variante ortográfica de freire |
Letter map: forem vs frei
Shared letters muted; letters that set forem and frei apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for forem / frei
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: forem is averb and freianoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forem is recorded at frequency rank #3,330, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfo.ɾẽ/. frei is at rank #9,500, 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 12830, this pair ranks #59,647 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of forem vs frei
Shared letters: efr. Private to "forem": mo. Private to "frei": i.
"forem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "frei" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "forem" and "frei" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "forem" or "frei" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "forem" and "frei".
- Full dictionary entry for "forem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,647 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forem" and "frei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fel vs frei". 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 #59,647 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.