Which to use
“ferra” and “ferro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,575
- “ferra” frequency rank
- #2,093
- “ferro” frequency rank
- 42668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ferra | ferro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a operação de ferrar o gado | 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: ferra vs ferro
Shared letters muted; letters that set ferra and ferro apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - ferra / ferro
ferra and ferro are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - a in “ferra” becomes o in “ferro”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ferra is recorded at frequency rank #40,575, classified as anoun. 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 42668, this pair ranks #23,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ferra vs ferro
Shared letters: efr. Private to "ferra": a. Private to "ferro": o.
"ferra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "ferro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ferra" and "ferro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ferra" or "ferro"?
Useful next steps
Pair "ferra" vs "ferro" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ferra" 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 #23,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ferra" and "ferro" 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 #23,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.