Which to use
“facto” is a noun and “farto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,780
- “facto” frequency rank
- #10,718
- “farto” frequency rank
- 12498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | facto | farto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coisa realizada: ato, feito | repleto, cheio |
Letter map: facto vs farto
Shared letters muted; letters that set facto and farto apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - facto and farto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: facto is anoun and fartoanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - c in “facto” becomes r in “farto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
facto is recorded at frequency rank #1,780, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfak.tu/. farto is at rank #10,718, tagged as anadj.
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 12498, this pair ranks #60,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of facto vs farto
Shared letters: afot. Private to "facto": c. Private to "farto": r.
"facto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "farto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "facto" and "farto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "facto" or "farto" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "facto" vs "farto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "facto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "farto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "facto" and "farto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fartar vs farto". 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 #60,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.