Which to use
“furado” is an adjective and “furar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,160
- “furado” frequency rank
- #14,378
- “furar” frequency rank
- 33538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | furado | furar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquele ou aquilo que recebeu um ou mais furos | abrir furo, buraco ou rombo em; cavar |
Where the eye mixes furado and furar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. furado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against furar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between furado and furar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: furado is /fu.ˈɾa.du/ while furar is /fu.ˈɾaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
furado is recorded at frequency rank #19,160, classified as anadj, pronounced /fu.ˈɾa.du/. 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 33538, this pair ranks #33,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of furado vs furar
Shared letters: afru. Private to "furado": do. Private to "furar": -.
"furado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "furar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "furado" for "furar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "furado" or "furar"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "furado" 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 #33,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "furado" and "furar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figurado vs furado". 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 #33,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.