Which to use
“furado” is an adjective and “furo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,160
- “furado” frequency rank
- #11,274
- “furo” frequency rank
- 30434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | furado | furo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquele ou aquilo que recebeu um ou mais furos | estar furioso, impetuoso |
Where the eye mixes furado and furo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. furado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against furo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses furado with furo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: furado is /fu.ˈɾa.du/ while furo is /ˈfu.roː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 30434, 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/. 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 30434, this pair ranks #37,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of furado vs furo
Shared letters: foru. Private to "furado": ad. Private to "furo": -.
"furado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "furo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "furado" and "furo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "furado" vs "furo" - which ranks higher?
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 "furado" 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 #37,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "furado" and "furo" 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 #37,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.