perfurar

/pɨɾ.fu.ˈɾaɾ/

//pɨɾ.fu.ˈɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“perfurar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,720. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,720
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer furos em

Corpus desk

Index PT-perfurar · perfurar · Portuguese

perfurar · rank #35,720 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,720
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH Petro

Nearest frequency peer: Petro (+5 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 “perfurar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “perfurar” 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).

perfurar vs perturbar
78% similar
perfurar vs pendurar
75% similar

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

Key facts for perfurar
PropertyValue
Headwordperfurar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɨɾ.fu.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,720
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “perfurar”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Petro” (#35,725), “pião” (#35,727), “palo” (#35,711). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “perfurar” fica em #35,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around perfurar (IPA /pɨɾ.fu.ˈɾaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,720 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for perfurar, with forms such as "eprfurar", "pefrurar", and "perffurar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "perturbar", "pendurar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is perfurar, spelled P-E-R-F-U-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer furos em
  2. 2
    fazer escavação ou túnel em

This word in other languages

perforate(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprfurar
  • pefrurar
  • perffurar
  • perfruar
  • perfuarr
  • perfurarr
  • perfurra
  • perfurrar
  • perrfurar
  • perufrar
  • pperfurar
  • prefurar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perfurar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eprfurar2pefrurar2perffurar1perfruar2perfuarr2perfurarr1perfurra2perfurrar1
Edit distance from "perfurar"

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 "perfurar"?
"perfurar" is spelled P-E-R-F-U-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨɾ.fu.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "perfurar" mean?
As a verb, "perfurar" means: fazer furos em
What words are commonly confused with "perfurar"?
"perfurar" is commonly confused with "perturbar", "pendurar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perfurar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perfurar" is /pɨɾ.fu.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perfurar" come from?
"perfurar" 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 "perfurar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

profusão#35,739mensurar#35,682dentário#35,536conhaque#35,507

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

sapateiro12 variantsenraizado12 variantsamarelado12 variantsinfligir12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list