# furar vs furtar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### furar
*verb · IPA /fu.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #14,378*
abrir furo, buraco ou rombo em; cavar

### furtar
*verb · IPA /fuɾ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #31,387*
subtrair algo alheio sem uso de violência ou ameaça

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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