farvsforaConfusable pair

Which to use

“far” and “fora” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,732
“far” frequency rank
#48,418
“fora” frequency rank
68150
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature far fora
Definition Lejos. Fuera

Where the eye mixes far and fora

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
far
4 ch
fora

Look-alike desk: far vs fora

A purely visual mix-up. far (/fɑː/) and fora ([ˈfɔ.ɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

far is recorded at frequency rank #19,732, classified as anadv, pronounced /fɑː/. fora is at rank #48,418, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈfɔ.ɾa].

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 68150, this pair ranks #35,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of far vs fora

Shared letters: afr. Private to "far": -. Private to "fora": o.

"far" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "fora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • foraffora · foar · forra · froa · ofra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "far" and "fora" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/fɑː/ versus [ˈfɔ.ɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "far" or "fora"?
"far" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,732 in our Spanish list, against #48,418 for "fora". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "far" and "fora" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "far" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "far" and "fora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fora vs Frau". 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 #35,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list