Which to use
“falho” and “farto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,663
- “falho” frequency rank
- #10,718
- “farto” frequency rank
- 34381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | falho | farto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem falha | repleto, cheio |
Letter map: falho vs farto
Shared letters muted; letters that set falho and farto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. falho and farto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on falho vs farto
falho and farto 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
falho is recorded at frequency rank #23,663, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfa.ʎu/. 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 34381, this pair ranks #32,897 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of falho vs farto
Shared letters: afo. Private to "falho": hl. Private to "farto": rt.
"falho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "farto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "falho" 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 #32,897 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "falho" and "farto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "falho vs filão". 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 #32,897 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.