fores vs frei, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#24,651
“fores” frequency rank: #9,500
“frei” frequency rank: 34151
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	fores	frei
Definition	segunda pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo ir;	variante ortográfica de freire

Letter map: fores vs frei

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

5 ch

fores

4 ch

frei

Grammar separator: fores vs frei

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fores is averb and freianoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34151, 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/. 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 34151, this pair ranks #33,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fores vs frei

Shared letters: efr. Private to "fores": os. Private to "frei": i.

"fores" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "frei" · 4 letters · shape CCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

fores ← ffores · foers · foress · forres · forse · froes · ofres
frei ← feri · ffrei · frie · frrei · rfei

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "fores" and "frei" mean the same thing in a sentence?

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

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

"frei" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,500 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.

Useful next steps

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Full dictionary entry for "fores" 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 #33,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"fores" and "frei" 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 #33,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.