Which to use
“faca” and “fuga” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,903
- “faca” frequency rank
- #3,622
- “fuga” frequency rank
- 8525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faca | fuga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualquer objeto cortante capaz de ser empunhado | ato ou efeito de escapar, fugir |
Where the eye mixes faca and fuga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses faca with fuga
A purely visual mix-up. faca (/ˈfa.kɐ/) and fuga (/ˈfu.ɡɐ/) 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 8525, 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/. fuga is at rank #3,622, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfu.ɡɐ/.
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 8525, this pair ranks #65,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of faca vs fuga
Shared letters: af. Private to "faca": c. Private to "fuga": gu.
"faca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fuga" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faca" and "fuga" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "faca" or "fuga" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "faca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faca" and "fuga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faca vs fogaça". 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 #65,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.