Which to use
“fartar” and “furtar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,928
- “fartar” frequency rank
- #31,387
- “furtar” frequency rank
- 80315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fartar | furtar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | saciar a fome ou a sede a | subtrair algo alheio sem uso de violência ou ameaça |
Where the eye mixes fartar and furtar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fartar and furtar 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 furtar
A purely visual mix-up. fartar (/fɐɾ.ˈtaɾ/) and furtar (/fuɾ.ˈtaɾ/) 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 a single letter - a in “fartar” becomes u in “furtar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80315, 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/. furtar is at rank #31,387, tagged as averb, pronounced /fuɾ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 80315, this pair ranks #1,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fartar vs furtar
Shared letters: afrt. Private to "fartar": -. Private to "furtar": u.
"fartar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "furtar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fartar" and "furtar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fartar" or "furtar" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fartar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furtar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fartar" and "furtar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fartar vs flertar". 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 #1,346 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.