Which to use
“firmar” and “furtar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,766
- “firmar” frequency rank
- #31,387
- “furtar” frequency rank
- 48153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | firmar | furtar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tornar firme | subtrair algo alheio sem uso de violência ou ameaça |
Where the eye mixes firmar and furtar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. firmar and furtar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between firmar and furtar
A purely visual mix-up. firmar (/fiɾ.ˈmaɾ/) and furtar (/fuɾ.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
firmar is recorded at frequency rank #16,766, classified as averb, pronounced /fiɾ.ˈmaɾ/. furtar is at rank #31,387, tagged as averb, pronounced /fuɾ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 48153, this pair ranks #17,044 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of firmar vs furtar
Shared letters: afr. Private to "firmar": im. Private to "furtar": tu.
"firmar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "furtar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "firmar" for "furtar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "firmar" vs "furtar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "firmar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furtar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,044 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "firmar" and "furtar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fartar vs furtar". 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 #17,044 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.