# ferir vs ferver

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ferir
*verb · IPA /fɨ.ˈɾiɾ/ · frequency rank #10,191*
causar ferimento a

### ferver
*verb · IPA /fɨɾ.ˈveɾ/ · frequency rank #19,149*
entrar em ebulição

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ferir-vs-ferver