Which to use
“fugir” and “furar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,427
- “fugir” frequency rank
- #14,378
- “furar” frequency rank
- 16805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fugir | furar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | retirar-se | abrir furo, buraco ou rombo em; cavar |
Where the eye mixes fugir and furar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fugir and furar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses fugir with furar
A purely visual mix-up. fugir (/fu.ˈʒiɾ/) and furar (/fu.ˈɾaɾ/) 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 16805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fugir is recorded at frequency rank #2,427, classified as averb, pronounced /fu.ˈʒiɾ/. furar is at rank #14,378, tagged as averb, pronounced /fu.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 16805, this pair ranks #54,637 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fugir vs furar
Shared letters: fru. Private to "fugir": gi. Private to "furar": a.
"fugir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "furar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fugir" and "furar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fugir" or "furar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fugir" and "furar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fugir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,637 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fugir" and "furar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fartar vs furar". 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 #54,637 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.