feudovsfrutoConfusable pair

Which to use

“feudo” and “fruto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,275
“feudo” frequency rank
#4,250
“fruto” frequency rank
29525
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feudo fruto
Definition Contrato por el cual los soberanos y los grandes señores concedían en la Edad Media tierras o rentas en usufructo, obligándose quien las recibía a guardar fidelidad de vasallo al donante, prestarle el servicio militar y acudir a las asambleas políticas y judiciales que el señor convocaba Parte de una planta, a menudo comestible y coloreada, producida después de la floración y conteniendo uno o más semillas.

Where the eye mixes feudo and fruto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
feudo
5 ch
fruto

Why the eye confuses feudo with fruto

A purely visual mix-up. feudo ([ˈfewð̞o]) and fruto ([ˈfɾut̪o]) 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 29525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feudo is recorded at frequency rank #25,275, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfewð̞o]. fruto is at rank #4,250, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɾut̪o].

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 29525, this pair ranks #216,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feudo vs fruto

Shared letters: fou. Private to "feudo": de. Private to "fruto": rt.

"feudo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "fruto" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feudoefudo · feduo · feuddo · feuod · ffeudo · fuedo
  • frutoffruto · frruto · frtuo · fruot · frutto · furto · rfuto

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "feudo" and "fruto" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfewð̞o] versus [ˈfɾut̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "feudo" or "fruto"?
"fruto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,250 in our Spanish list, against #25,275 for "feudo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "feudo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fruto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #216,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feudo" and "fruto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feudo vs feudos". 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 #216,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list