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 eye mixes fartar and furar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fartar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against furar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fartar with furar
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fartar" for "furar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fartar" vs "furar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "furar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,255 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fartar" and "furar" 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 #6,255 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.