Which to use
“faturar” and “furar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,407
- “faturar” frequency rank
- #14,378
- “furar” frequency rank
- 47785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faturar | furar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lucrar | abrir furo, buraco ou rombo em; cavar |
Where the eye mixes faturar and furar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. faturar runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against furar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: faturar vs furar
A purely visual mix-up. faturar (/fa.tu.ˈɾaɾ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faturar is recorded at frequency rank #33,407, classified as averb, pronounced /fa.tu.ˈɾaɾ/. 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 47785, this pair ranks #17,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faturar vs furar
Shared letters: afru. Private to "faturar": t. Private to "furar": -.
"faturar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "furar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faturar" and "furar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "faturar" or "furar" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "faturar" 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 #17,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faturar" and "furar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fartar vs furar". 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 #17,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.