Which to use
“farra” is a noun and “fartar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,140
- “farra” frequency rank
- #48,928
- “fartar” frequency rank
- 63068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | farra | fartar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | festa licenciosa; ver orgia | saciar a fome ou a sede a |
Where the eye mixes farra and fartar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. farra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fartar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses farra with fartar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: farra is /ˈfa.Rɐ/ while fartar is /fɐɾ.ˈtaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
farra is recorded at frequency rank #14,140, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfa.Rɐ/. 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 63068, this pair ranks #6,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of farra vs fartar
Shared letters: afr. Private to "farra": -. Private to "fartar": t.
"farra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fartar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "farra" for "fartar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "farra" or "fartar"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "farra" 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 #6,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "farra" 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 #6,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.