Which to use
“falhar” and “falir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,490
- “falhar” frequency rank
- #27,479
- “falir” frequency rank
- 36969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | falhar | falir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rachar | ir à falência, não ter como cumprir com suas obrigações financeiras |
Letter map: falhar vs falir
Shared letters muted; letters that set falhar and falir apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - falhar / falir
falhar and falir are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
falhar is recorded at frequency rank #9,490, classified as averb, pronounced /fɐ.ˈʎaɾ/. falir is at rank #27,479, tagged as averb.
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 36969, this pair ranks #29,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of falhar vs falir
Shared letters: aflr. Private to "falhar": h. Private to "falir": i.
"falhar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "falir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "falhar" and "falir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "falhar" vs "falir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "falhar" and "falir".
- Full dictionary entry for "falhar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "falir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "falhar" and "falir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faia vs falir". 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 #29,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.