Which to use
“fry” and “furo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,997
- “fry” frequency rank
- #11,274
- “furo” frequency rank
- 44271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fry | furo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fritar | estar furioso, impetuoso |
Where the eye mixes fry and furo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fry runs 3 letters (CCV) against furo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fry vs furo
A purely visual mix-up. fry (/fɹaɪ/) and furo (/ˈfu.roː/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fry is recorded at frequency rank #32,997, classified as averb, pronounced /fɹaɪ/. furo is at rank #11,274, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfu.roː/.
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 44271, this pair ranks #21,237 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fry vs furo
Shared letters: fr. Private to "fry": y. Private to "furo": ou.
"fry" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "furo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- furo ← ffuro · fruo · fuor · furro · ufro
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fry" for "furo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fry" or "furo"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fry" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,237 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fry" and "furo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fern vs fry". 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 #21,237 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.