furtar

//fuɾ.ˈtaɾ// verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,387

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

furtar is aPortugueseverb. It means: subtrair algo alheio sem uso de violência ou ameaça Pronounced /fuɾ.ˈtaɾ/. Often confused with furto and further.

Key facts for furtar
PropertyValue
Headwordfurtar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fuɾ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,387
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of furtar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for furtar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /fuɾ.ˈtaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #31,387 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "subtrair algo alheio sem uso de violência ou ameaça".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for furtar, with forms such as "ffurtar", "frutar", and "furatr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "furto", "further", "fumar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is furtar, spelled F-U-R-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    subtrair algo alheio sem uso de violência ou ameaça

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffurtar,frutar,furatr,furrtar,furtarr,furtra,furttar,futrar,ufrtar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for furtar

Misspelling Variants of "furtar"

ffurtar7frutar6furatr6furrtar7furtarr7furtra6furttar7futrar6
Misspelling Variants of "furtar"

Frequency rank: #31,387 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "furtar"?
"furtar" is spelled F-U-R-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /fuɾ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "furtar" mean?
As a verb, "furtar" means: subtrair algo alheio sem uso de violência ou ameaça
What words are commonly confused with "furtar"?
"furtar" is commonly confused with "furto", "further", "fumar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "furtar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "furtar" is /fuɾ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "furtar" come from?
"furtar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter F in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.