Which to use
“fartar” is a verb and “farto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,928
- “fartar” frequency rank
- #10,718
- “farto” frequency rank
- 59646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fartar | farto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | saciar a fome ou a sede a | repleto, cheio |
Letter map: fartar vs farto
Shared letters muted; letters that set fartar and farto apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. fartar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against farto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - fartar and farto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fartar is averb and fartoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fartar is recorded at frequency rank #48,928, classified as averb, pronounced /fɐɾ.ˈtaɾ/. farto is at rank #10,718, tagged as anadj.
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 59646, this pair ranks #8,079 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fartar vs farto
Shared letters: afrt. Private to "fartar": -. Private to "farto": o.
"fartar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "farto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fartar" and "farto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fartar" or "farto" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "fartar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "farto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,079 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fartar" and "farto" 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 #8,079 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.