Which to use
“fartar” and “forçar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,928
- “fartar” frequency rank
- #6,423
- “forçar” frequency rank
- 55351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fartar | forçar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | saciar a fome ou a sede a | obrigar alguém a fazer algo que esta não queria fazer |
Where the eye mixes fartar and forçar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fartar and forçar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fartar and forçar
A purely visual mix-up. fartar (/fɐɾ.ˈtaɾ/) and forçar (/fuɾ.ˈsaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55351, 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/. forçar is at rank #6,423, tagged as averb, pronounced /fuɾ.ˈsaɾ/.
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 55351, this pair ranks #10,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fartar vs forçar
Shared letters: afr. Private to "fartar": t. Private to "forçar": oç.
"fartar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "forçar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fartar ← afrtar · faratr · farrtar · fartarr · fartra · farttar · fatrar · ffartar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fartar" for "forçar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fartar" vs "forçar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fartar" and "forçar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fartar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "forçar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fartar" and "forçar" 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 #10,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.