Which to use
“efeito” and “êxito” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,280
- “efeito” frequency rank
- #5,806
- “êxito” frequency rank
- 7086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | efeito | êxito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estado permanente provocado por uma ação; consequência, resultado | resultado |
Where the eye mixes efeito and êxito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between efeito and êxito
A purely visual mix-up. efeito (/i.ˈfɐj.tu/) and êxito (/ˈɐj.zi.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7086, 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/. êxito is at rank #5,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɐj.zi.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 7086, this pair ranks #67,153 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of efeito vs êxito
Shared letters: iot. Private to "efeito": ef. Private to "êxito": xê.
"efeito" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "êxito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- efeito ← eefito · efeiot · efeitto · efetio · effeito · efieto · feeito
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "efeito" and "êxito" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "efeito" or "êxito" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "efeito" and "êxito" 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 "êxito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,153 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "efeito" and "êxito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Edite vs êxito". 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 #67,153 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.