# ferra vs ferrão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ferra
*noun · frequency rank #40,575*
a operação de ferrar o gado

### ferrão
*noun · IPA /fɨ.ˈRɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #31,372*
órgão retrátil dos insetos

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