Which to use
“falir” and “ferir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,479
- “falir” frequency rank
- #10,191
- “ferir” frequency rank
- 37670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | falir | ferir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ir à falência, não ter como cumprir com suas obrigações financeiras | causar ferimento a |
Letter map: falir vs ferir
Shared letters muted; letters that set falir and ferir apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. falir and ferir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: falir and ferir
falir and ferir 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 37670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
falir is recorded at frequency rank #27,479, classified as averb. ferir is at rank #10,191, tagged as averb, pronounced /fɨ.ˈɾiɾ/.
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 37670, this pair ranks #28,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of falir vs ferir
Shared letters: fir. Private to "falir": al. Private to "ferir": e.
"falir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ferir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "falir" for "ferir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "falir" vs "ferir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "falir" vs "ferir" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "falir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ferir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "falir" and "ferir" 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 #28,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.