# faro vs farol

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### faro
*noun · frequency rank #11,460*
olfato dos cães e de outros animais:

### farol
*noun · IPA /fɐ.ˈɾɔɫ/ · frequency rank #8,197*
torre com foco luminoso que serve de guia à navegação

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/faro-vs-farol