Which to use
“faca” and “faísca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,903
- “faca” frequency rank
- #27,481
- “faísca” frequency rank
- 32384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faca | faísca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualquer objeto cortante capaz de ser empunhado | descarga elétrica entre dois corpos eletrizados |
Where the eye mixes faca and faísca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. faca runs 4 letters (CVCV) against faísca's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between faca and faísca
A purely visual mix-up. faca (/ˈfa.kɐ/) and faísca (/fɐ.ˈiʃ.kɐ/) 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 32384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faca is recorded at frequency rank #4,903, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfa.kɐ/. faísca is at rank #27,481, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɐ.ˈiʃ.kɐ/.
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 32384, this pair ranks #35,439 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faca vs faísca
Shared letters: acf. Private to "faca": -. Private to "faísca": sí.
"faca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "faísca" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- faca ← afca · faac · facca · fcaa · ffaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faca" and "faísca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "faca" or "faísca"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "faca" and "faísca" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faísca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,439 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faca" and "faísca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faia vs faísca". 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 #35,439 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.