Which to use
“ferir” is a verb and “ferro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,191
- “ferir” frequency rank
- #2,093
- “ferro” frequency rank
- 12284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ferir | ferro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | causar ferimento a | 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: ferir vs ferro
Shared letters muted; letters that set ferir and ferro apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for ferir / ferro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ferir is averb and ferroanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12284, 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/. 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 12284, this pair ranks #60,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ferir vs ferro
Shared letters: efr. Private to "ferir": i. Private to "ferro": o.
"ferir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ferro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ferir" and "ferro" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ferir" vs "ferro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ferir" and "ferro".
- Full dictionary entry for "ferir" 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 #60,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ferir" and "ferro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ferir 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 #60,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.