Which to use
“furado” is an adjective and “furto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,160
- “furado” frequency rank
- #16,779
- “furto” frequency rank
- 35939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | furado | furto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquele ou aquilo que recebeu um ou mais furos | o ato de furtar |
Where the eye mixes furado and furto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. furado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against furto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: furado vs furto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: furado is /fu.ˈɾa.du/ while furto is /ˈfuɾ.tu/. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35939, 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/. furto is at rank #16,779, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfuɾ.tu/.
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 35939, this pair ranks #30,994 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of furado vs furto
Shared letters: foru. Private to "furado": ad. Private to "furto": t.
"furado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "furto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "furado" and "furto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "furado" vs "furto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "furto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,994 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "furado" and "furto" 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 #30,994 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.