Which to use
“fera” and “foras” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,053
- “fera” frequency rank
- #35,602
- “foras” frequency rank
- 44655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fera | foras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | animal feroz e carnívoro | forma plural de fora |
Letter map: fera vs foras
Shared letters muted; letters that set fera and foras apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fera runs 4 letters (CVCV) against foras's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: fera and foras
fera and foras 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 44655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fera is recorded at frequency rank #9,053, classified as anoun. foras is at rank #35,602, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɔ.ɾas/.
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 44655, this pair ranks #20,791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fera vs foras
Shared letters: afr. Private to "fera": e. Private to "foras": os.
"fera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "foras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fera" and "foras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fera" vs "foras" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "fera" vs "foras" 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 "foras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fera" and "foras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fodão vs foras". 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 #20,791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.