Which to use
“ferir” is a verb and “ferra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,191
- “ferir” frequency rank
- #40,575
- “ferra” frequency rank
- 50766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ferir | ferra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | causar ferimento a | a operação de ferrar o gado |
Letter map: ferir vs ferra
Shared letters muted; letters that set ferir and ferra apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. ferir (CVCVC) and ferra (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for ferir / ferra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ferir is averb and ferraanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ferir is recorded at frequency rank #10,191, classified as averb, pronounced /fɨ.ˈɾiɾ/. ferra is at rank #40,575, 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 50766, this pair ranks #14,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ferir vs ferra
Shared letters: efr. Private to "ferir": i. Private to "ferra": a.
"ferir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ferra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ferir" and "ferra" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ferir" or "ferra"?
What to do next
You've compared "ferir" and "ferra". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ferir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ferra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ferir" and "ferra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fern vs ferra". 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 #14,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.