Which to use
“fá” and “fase” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,293
- “fá” frequency rank
- #868
- “fase” frequency rank
- 18161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fá | fase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quarta nota musical da escala de dó maior | cada uma das aparências que a Lua nos apresenta |
Where the eye mixes fá and fase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fá with fase
A purely visual mix-up. fá (/ˈfa/) and fase (/ˈfa.zɨ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fá is recorded at frequency rank #17,293, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfa/. fase is at rank #868, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfa.zɨ/.
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 18161, this pair ranks #52,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fá vs fase
Shared letters: f. Private to "fá": á. Private to "fase": aes.
"fá" · 2 letters · shape CV · "fase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fase ← afse · faes · fasse · ffase · fsae
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fá" and "fase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fá" or "fase"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fá" and "fase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fá" and "fase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fá vs fava". 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 #52,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.