furar

/fu.ˈɾaɾ/

//fu.ˈɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“furar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,378
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abrir furo, buraco ou rombo em; cavar

Corpus desk

Index PT-furar · furar · Portuguese

furar · rank #14,378 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,378
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fluir

Nearest frequency peer: fluir (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “furar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “furar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

furar vs furo
60% similar
furar vs fusão
40% similar
furar vs furto
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for furar
PropertyValue
Headwordfurar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fu.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,378
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “furar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).furarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “fluir” (#14,377), “Florença” (#14,375), “Geoffrey” (#14,381). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “furar” fica em #14,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around furar (IPA /fu.ˈɾaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,378 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 17 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for furar, with forms such as "ffurar", "fruar", and "fuarr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "furo", "fusão", "furto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is furar, spelled F-U-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    abrir furo, buraco ou rombo em; cavar
  2. 2
    percorrer de ponta a ponta; passar por dentro; entrar em; atravessar, penetrar
  3. 3
    passar através de; abrir caminho; varar
  4. 4
    fazer buracos, causando estrago; esburacar
  5. 5
    aparecer impetuosamente; irromper
  6. 6
    vencer dificuldades
  7. 7
    não dar certo; não corresponder; ir por água abaixo; frustrar
  8. 8
    faltar a uma promessa, a uma combinação, a um encontro, etc.
  9. 9
    não se realizar; gorar
  10. 10
    desrespeitar direitos de precedência; tomar lugar em
  11. 11
    fazer perder a virgindade; desvirginar
  12. 12
    ter sexo, transar
  13. 13
    errar um palpite (na loteria, p.ex.)
  14. 14
    errar no recebimento de um passe ou na defesa de uma bola
  15. 15
    errar um chute passando o pé bem próximo à bola sem acertá-la
  16. 16
    obter e noticiar um acontecimento importante antes que (outro ou outros)
  17. 17
    errar na feitura de (um nó)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how furar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Furou um artesiano em seu terreno
  2. Furava matagais à cata de boas caças.

Synonyms

impedirrasgar

Antonyms

rasgar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffurar
  • fruar
  • fuarr
  • furarr
  • furra
  • furrar
  • ufrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of furar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffurar1fruar2fuarr2furarr1furra2furrar1ufrar2
Edit distance from "furar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "furar"?
"furar" is spelled F-U-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /fu.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "furar" mean?
As a verb, "furar" means: abrir furo, buraco ou rombo em; cavar
What words are commonly confused with "furar"?
"furar" is commonly confused with "furo", "fusão", "furto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "furar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "furar" is /fu.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "furar" come from?
"furar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "furar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fluir#14,377rapto#14,449anões#14,281êxodo#14,269

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

share7 variantsbarca7 variantscorvo7 variantsmíssil7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list