fazer

verb

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The verdict

“fazer” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #64 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#64
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dar existência ou forma a

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fazer vs foder
60% similar
fazer vs fezes
60% similar
fazer vs feder
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fazer
PropertyValue
Headwordfazer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#64
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fazer” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fazer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for fazer is 5 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #64 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 19 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fazer, with forms such as "afzer", "faezr", and "fazerr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "foder", "fezes", "feder", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is fazer, spelled F-A-Z-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar existência ou forma a
  2. 2
    executar uma ação
  3. 3
    conceder (graça ou mercê)
  4. 4
    consumir, comer
  5. 5
    acondicionar alimento em (um recipiente para que posteriormente dele se possa ou se venha a alimentar)
  6. 6
    cursar
  7. 7
    liberar produto de desassimilação ou digestão que estavam retidos em um órgão ou parte de um aparelho para o meio externo pela via natural
  8. 8
    interpretar
  9. 9
    ter
  10. 10
    ter inoculado
  11. 11
    transcorrer (período de tempo)
  12. 12
    simular o comportar (regência verbal com preposição: de)
  13. 13
    atingir um objetivo
  14. 14
    exercer como atividade laboral, como meio de ganho de vida
  15. 15
    fingir
  16. 16
    experienciar, vivenciar
  17. 17
    vender, entregar ao receber um valor a propriedade
  18. 18
    transformar-se em
  19. 19
    transformar (algo) em

Synonyms

concluirconstruircriarfabricarformargerarinventarproduzirpraticarrealizarexecutarterminarexecutarprocederperfazerproporcionarexcretarevacuarconseguirtornarvirser

This word in other languages

make(English)hacer(Español)créer(Français)machen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afzer,faezr,fazerr,fazre,fazzer,ffazer,fzaer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fazer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afzer2faezr2fazerr1fazre2fazzer1ffazer1fzaer2
Edit distance from "fazer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fazer"?
"fazer" is spelled F-A-Z-E-R.
What does "fazer" mean?
As a verb, "fazer" means: dar existência ou forma a
What words are commonly confused with "fazer"?
"fazer" is commonly confused with "foder", "fezes", "feder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "fazer" come from?
"fazer" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “fazer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-A-Z-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “foder” - see the side-by-side comparison. fazer vs foder
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list