fartar vs furar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#48,928
“fartar” frequency rank: #14,378
“furar” frequency rank: 63306
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	fartar	furar
Definition	saciar a fome ou a sede a	abrir furo, buraco ou rombo em; cavar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fartar and furar apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

fartar

5 ch

furar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. fartar (/fɐɾ.ˈtaɾ/) and furar (/fu.ˈɾaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63306, 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/. furar is at rank #14,378, tagged as averb, pronounced /fu.ˈɾaɾ/.

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 63306, this pair ranks #6,255 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fartar vs furar

Shared letters: afr. Private to "fartar": t. Private to "furar": u.

"fartar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "furar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

fartar ← afrtar · faratr · farrtar · fartarr · fartra · farttar · fatrar · ffartar
furar ← ffurar · fruar · fuarr · furarr · furra · furrar · ufrar

Frequency comparison

fartar#48,928

furar#14,378

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fartar" and "furar" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/fɐɾ.ˈtaɾ/ versus /fu.ˈɾaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "fartar" or "furar"?

"furar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,378 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.

Remembering fartar vs furar

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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