fores vs fort, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“fores” is a verb and “fort” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,651
“fores” frequency rank: #11,467
“fort” frequency rank: 36118
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	fores	fort
Definition	segunda pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo ir;	forte

Letter map: fores vs fort

Shared letters muted; letters that set fores and fort apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch

fores

4 ch

fort

Grammar separator: fores vs fort

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fores is averb and fortanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fores is recorded at frequency rank #24,651, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfo.ɾes/. fort is at rank #11,467, 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 36118, this pair ranks #30,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fores vs fort

Shared letters: for. Private to "fores": es. Private to "fort": t.

"fores" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

fores ← ffores · foers · foress · forres · forse · froes · ofres
fort ← ffort · forrt · fortt · fotr · frot · ofrt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fores" for "fort" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fores" is a verb and "fort" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "fores" or "fort"?

"fort" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,467 in our Portuguese list, against #24,651 for "fores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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Full dictionary entry for "fores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "fort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #30,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"fores" and "fort" 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 #30,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.