farturavsfortunaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#25,668
“fartura” frequency rank
#5,538
“fortuna” frequency rank
31206
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fartura fortuna
Definition aquilo que é farto, que ocorre em abundância o que sucede por acaso

Where the eye mixes fartura and fortuna

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fartura and fortuna follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
fartura
7 ch
fortuna

Visual trap between fartura and fortuna

A purely visual mix-up. fartura (/fɐɾ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/) and fortuna (/fuɾ.ˈtu.nɐ/) 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 31206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fartura is recorded at frequency rank #25,668, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɐɾ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. fortuna is at rank #5,538, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fuɾ.ˈtu.nɐ/.

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 31206, this pair ranks #36,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fartura vs fortuna

Shared letters: afrtu. Private to "fartura": -. Private to "fortuna": no.

"fartura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "fortuna" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • farturaafrtura · farrtura · fartrua · farttura · fartuar · farturra · farutra · fatrura
  • fortunaffortuna · forrtuna · fortnua · forttuna · fortuan · fortunna · forutna · fotruna

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fartura" and "fortuna" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/fɐɾ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/ versus /fuɾ.ˈtu.nɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fartura" vs "fortuna" - which ranks higher?
"fortuna" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,538 in our Portuguese list, against #25,668 for "fartura". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fartura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fortuna" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fartura" and "fortuna" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fartar vs fartura". 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 #36,951 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