faturavsfiguraTell them apart

Which to use

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

#17,794
“fatura” frequency rank
#1,929
“figura” frequency rank
19723
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fatura figura
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Letter map: fatura vs figura

Shared letters muted; letters that set fatura and figura apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. fatura and figura follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
fatura
6 ch
figura

Pair insight - fatura / figura

fatura and figura are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19723, 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/. figura is at rank #1,929, tagged as anoun.

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 19723, this pair ranks #50,936 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fatura vs figura

Shared letters: afru. Private to "fatura": t. Private to "figura": gi.

"fatura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "figura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fatura ← aftura · fatrua · fattura · fatuar · faturra · fautra · ffatura · ftaura
  • figura ← ffigura · fgiura · figgura · figrua · figuar · figurra · fiugra · ifgura

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fatura" and "figura" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "fatura" vs "figura" - which ranks higher?
"figura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,929 in our Portuguese list, against #17,794 for "fatura". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fatura" and "figura".

  • Full dictionary entry for "fatura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "figura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #50,936 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fatura" and "figura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fatura vs faturar". 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 #50,936 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