Which to use
“fera” and “ferrão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,053
- “fera” frequency rank
- #31,372
- “ferrão” frequency rank
- 40425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fera | ferrão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | animal feroz e carnívoro | órgão retrátil dos insetos |
Letter map: fera vs ferrão
Shared letters muted; letters that set fera and ferrão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fera runs 4 letters (CVCV) against ferrão's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - fera / ferrão
fera and ferrão 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fera is recorded at frequency rank #9,053, classified as anoun. ferrão is at rank #31,372, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɨ.ˈRɐ̃w̃/.
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 40425, this pair ranks #25,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fera vs ferrão
Shared letters: efr. Private to "fera": a. Private to "ferrão": oã.
"fera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ferrão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fera ← efra · fear · ffera · frea
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fera" and "ferrão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fera" or "ferrão"?
What to do next
Pair "fera" vs "ferrão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ferrão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fera" and "ferrão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ferrão vs fierro". 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 #25,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.