Which to use
“Firma” is a noun and “fora” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,481
- “Firma” frequency rank
- #246
- “fora” frequency rank
- 8727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Firma | fora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empresa, firma | exteriormente |
Where the eye mixes Firma and fora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Firma vs fora
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Firma is /ˈfɪrma/ ouvir^(fonte ?) while fora is /ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Firma is recorded at frequency rank #8,481, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɪrma/ ouvir^(fonte ?). fora is at rank #246, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/.
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 8727, this pair ranks #64,940 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Firma vs fora
Shared letters: afr. Private to "Firma": im. Private to "fora": o.
"Firma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Firma" for "fora" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Firma" vs "fora" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Firma" and "fora" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Firma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,940 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Firma" and "fora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finta vs Firma". 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 #64,940 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.