Which to use
“ferrão” and “ferro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,372
- “ferrão” frequency rank
- #2,093
- “ferro” frequency rank
- 33465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ferrão | ferro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | órgão retrátil dos insetos | 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: ferrão vs ferro
Shared letters muted; letters that set ferrão and ferro apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. ferrão runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against ferro's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on ferrão vs ferro
ferrão 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ferrão is recorded at frequency rank #31,372, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɨ.ˈRɐ̃w̃/. 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 33465, this pair ranks #34,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ferrão vs ferro
Shared letters: efor. Private to "ferrão": ã. Private to "ferro": -.
"ferrão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "ferro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ferro ← efrro · fero · feror · fferro · frero
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ferrão" for "ferro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ferrão" vs "ferro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "ferrão" 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 #34,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ferrão" and "ferro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ferrão vs fierro". 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 #34,056 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.