Which to use
“feltro” and “ferro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,970
- “feltro” frequency rank
- #2,093
- “ferro” frequency rank
- 52063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feltro | ferro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espécie de estofo feito por empastamento ou agulhamento de lã ou pelo | elemento químico de símbolo Fe, possui o número atômico 26 e massa atômica relativa 55,845 u; é o quarto elemento mais abundante na crosta terrestre; é um metal duro e muito reativo, formando ligas com os mais diversos elementos |
Letter map: feltro vs ferro
Shared letters muted; letters that set feltro and ferro apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. feltro runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against ferro's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - feltro / ferro
feltro and ferro 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feltro is recorded at frequency rank #49,970, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfeɫ.tɾu/. ferro is at rank #2,093, 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 52063, this pair ranks #13,070 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feltro vs ferro
Shared letters: efor. Private to "feltro": lt. Private to "ferro": -.
"feltro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "ferro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feltro" and "ferro" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "feltro" or "ferro" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "feltro" and "ferro".
- Full dictionary entry for "feltro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ferro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,070 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feltro" and "ferro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "felino vs feltro". 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 #13,070 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.