Which to use
“efeito” and “evento” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,280
- “efeito” frequency rank
- #504
- “evento” frequency rank
- 1784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | efeito | evento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estado permanente provocado por uma ação; consequência, resultado | acontecimento |
Where the eye mixes efeito and evento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses efeito with evento
A purely visual mix-up. efeito (/i.ˈfɐj.tu/) and evento (/i.ˈvẽ.tu/) 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 1784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
efeito is recorded at frequency rank #1,280, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.ˈfɐj.tu/. evento is at rank #504, tagged as anoun, pronounced /i.ˈvẽ.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 1784, this pair ranks #73,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of efeito vs evento
Shared letters: eot. Private to "efeito": fi. Private to "evento": nv.
"efeito" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "evento" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "efeito" for "evento" ever safe?
Which is more common, "efeito" or "evento"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "efeito" and "evento" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "efeito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "evento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "efeito" and "evento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ementa vs evento". 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 #73,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.