fatura vs faturar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“fatura” is a noun and “faturar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,794
“fatura” frequency rank: #33,407
“faturar” frequency rank: 51201
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	fatura	faturar
Definition	documento onde consta a relação das mercadorias vendidas, marcas, quantidades, preços e a importância total	lucrar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fatura and faturar apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

fatura

7 ch

faturar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fatura is /fa.ˈtu.ɾɐ/ while faturar is /fa.tu.ˈɾaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fatura” sits inside “faturar”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fatura is recorded at frequency rank #17,794, classified as anoun, pronounced /fa.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. faturar is at rank #33,407, tagged as averb, pronounced /fa.tu.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 51201, this pair ranks #13,794 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fatura vs faturar

Shared letters: afrtu. Private to "fatura": -. Private to "faturar": -.

"fatura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "faturar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

fatura ← aftura · fatrua · fattura · fatuar · faturra · fautra · ffatura · ftaura
faturar ← afturar · fatruar · fatturar · fatuarr · faturarr · faturrar · fautrar · ffaturar

Frequency comparison

fatura#17,794

faturar#33,407

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fatura" and "faturar" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fatura" is a noun and "faturar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "fatura" or "faturar"?

"fatura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,794 in our Portuguese list, against #33,407 for "faturar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering fatura vs faturar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “fatura”; for a verb, it's “faturar”.
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