Which to use
“falta” and “finta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #335
- “falta” frequency rank
- #48,933
- “finta” frequency rank
- 49268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | falta | finta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transgressão das regras de um jogo | drible, movimento que engana o oponente |
Where the eye mixes falta and finta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. falta and finta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between falta and finta
A purely visual mix-up. falta (/ˈfaɫ.tɐ/) and finta (/ˈfĩ.tɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
falta is recorded at frequency rank #335, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfaɫ.tɐ/. finta is at rank #48,933, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfĩ.tɐ/.
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 49268, this pair ranks #15,783 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of falta vs finta
Shared letters: aft. Private to "falta": l. Private to "finta": in.
"falta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "finta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "falta" for "finta" ever safe?
Frequency check: "falta" vs "finta" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "falta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "finta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,783 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "falta" and "finta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "findo vs finta". 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 #15,783 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.