# fixar vs furar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### fixar
*verb · IPA /fi.ˈksaɾ/ · frequency rank #13,303*
tornar fixo, firme, seguro

### furar
*verb · IPA /fu.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #14,378*
abrir furo, buraco ou rombo em; cavar

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