Which to use
“fartar” is a verb and “fartura” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,928
- “fartar” frequency rank
- #25,668
- “fartura” frequency rank
- 74596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fartar | fartura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | saciar a fome ou a sede a | aquilo que é farto, que ocorre em abundância |
Where the eye mixes fartar and fartura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fartar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against fartura's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fartar with fartura
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fartar is /fɐɾ.ˈtaɾ/ while fartura is /fɐɾ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74596, 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/. fartura is at rank #25,668, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɐɾ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/.
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 74596, this pair ranks #2,488 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fartar vs fartura
Shared letters: afrt. Private to "fartar": -. Private to "fartura": u.
"fartar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fartura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fartar" for "fartura" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fartar" or "fartura" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fartar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fartura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,488 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fartar" and "fartura" 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 #2,488 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.