fartarvsflertarWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“fartar” and “flertar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,928
“fartar” frequency rank
#30,560
“flertar” frequency rank
79488
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fartar flertar
Definition saciar a fome ou a sede a namoricar; cortejar

Letter map: fartar vs flertar

Shared letters muted; letters that set fartar and flertar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. fartar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against flertar's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
fartar
7 ch
flertar

Pair insight - fartar / flertar

fartar and flertar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79488, 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/. flertar is at rank #30,560, tagged as averb.

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 79488, this pair ranks #1,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fartar vs flertar

Shared letters: afrt. Private to "fartar": -. Private to "flertar": el.

"fartar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "flertar" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fartarafrtar · faratr · farrtar · fartarr · fartra · farttar · fatrar · ffartar
  • flertarfelrtar · fflertar · fleratr · flerrtar · flertarr · flertra · flerttar · fletrar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fartar" and "flertar" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "fartar" vs "flertar" - which ranks higher?
"flertar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,560 in our Portuguese list, against #48,928 for "fartar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "fartar" vs "flertar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fartar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "flertar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fartar" and "flertar" 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 #1,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list