# ferver vs former

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### former
*noun · frequency rank #47,368*
formador

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