Which to use
“afeto” and “anexo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,612
- “afeto” frequency rank
- #10,303
- “anexo” frequency rank
- 19915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afeto | anexo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | à feição, afeiçoado; dedicado; específico para: | que se anexa ou anexou |
Where the eye mixes afeto and anexo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. afeto and anexo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: afeto vs anexo
A purely visual mix-up. afeto (/ɐ.ˈfɛ.tu/) and anexo (/ɐ.ˈnɛ.ksu/) 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 19915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afeto is recorded at frequency rank #9,612, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈfɛ.tu/. anexo is at rank #10,303, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈnɛ.ksu/.
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 19915, this pair ranks #50,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afeto vs anexo
Shared letters: aeo. Private to "afeto": ft. Private to "anexo": nx.
"afeto" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "anexo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "afeto" and "anexo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "afeto" or "anexo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "afeto" and "anexo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "afeto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anexo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afeto" and "anexo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anexo vs antro". 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 #50,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.