Which to use
“forçar” and “furtar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,423
- “forçar” frequency rank
- #31,387
- “furtar” frequency rank
- 37810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forçar | furtar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | obrigar alguém a fazer algo que esta não queria fazer | subtrair algo alheio sem uso de violência ou ameaça |
Where the eye mixes forçar and furtar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses forçar with furtar
A purely visual mix-up. forçar (/fuɾ.ˈsaɾ/) 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 37810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forçar is recorded at frequency rank #6,423, classified as averb, pronounced /fuɾ.ˈsaɾ/. 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 37810, this pair ranks #28,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of forçar vs furtar
Shared letters: afr. Private to "forçar": oç. Private to "furtar": tu.
"forçar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "furtar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- furtar ← ffurtar · frutar · furatr · furrtar · furtarr · furtra · furttar · futrar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "forçar" for "furtar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "forçar" or "furtar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "forçar" 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 #28,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forçar" 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 #28,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.