Which to use
“feras” is an adjective and “ferrar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,182
- “feras” frequency rank
- #11,270
- “ferrar” frequency rank
- 32452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feras | ferrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma feminina plural de fero | pôr ferraduras em |
Where the eye mixes feras and ferrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. feras runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against ferrar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feras vs ferrar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feras is /ˈfɛ.ɾɐs/ while ferrar is /fɨ.ˈRaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feras is recorded at frequency rank #21,182, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfɛ.ɾɐs/. ferrar is at rank #11,270, tagged as averb, pronounced /fɨ.ˈRaɾ/.
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 32452, this pair ranks #35,359 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feras vs ferrar
Shared letters: aefr. Private to "feras": s. Private to "ferrar": -.
"feras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ferrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feras" and "ferrar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "feras" or "ferrar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "feras" and "ferrar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ferrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,359 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feras" and "ferrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feras vs fern". 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 #35,359 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.