Which to use
“faltar” and “fartar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,027
- “faltar” frequency rank
- #48,928
- “fartar” frequency rank
- 55955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltar | fartar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | encontrar-se sem algo do que é preciso, haver falta de, não ter aquilo que é necessário | saciar a fome ou a sede a |
Where the eye mixes faltar and fartar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. faltar and fartar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses faltar with fartar
A purely visual mix-up. faltar (/faɫ.ˈtaɾ/) and fartar (/fɐɾ.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - l in “faltar” becomes r in “fartar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faltar is recorded at frequency rank #7,027, classified as averb, pronounced /faɫ.ˈtaɾ/. fartar is at rank #48,928, tagged as averb, pronounced /fɐɾ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 55955, this pair ranks #10,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faltar vs fartar
Shared letters: afrt. Private to "faltar": l. Private to "fartar": -.
"faltar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fartar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "faltar" and "fartar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "faltar" vs "fartar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "faltar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fartar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltar" and "fartar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fartar vs furtar". 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 #10,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.