Which to use
“former” is a noun and “formos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,368
- “former” frequency rank
- #13,742
- “formos” frequency rank
- 61110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | former | formos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | formador | primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo ser. |
Letter map: former vs formos
Shared letters muted; letters that set former and formos apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: former vs formos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: former is anoun and formosaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
former is recorded at frequency rank #47,368, classified as anoun. formos is at rank #13,742, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfoɾ.mus/.
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 61110, this pair ranks #7,305 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of former vs formos
Shared letters: fmor. Private to "former": e. Private to "formos": s.
"former" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "formos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "former" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,305 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "former" and "formos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "former vs formol". 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 #7,305 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.