Which to use
“fácil” is an adjective and “fuzil” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #464
- “fácil” frequency rank
- #14,148
- “fuzil” frequency rank
- 14612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fácil | fuzil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se do que não é nem duro nem difícil de se realizar, daquilo que não exige muito trabalho ou esforço | peça de metal com que se atritava uma pederneira (por exemplo, sílex) para produzir centelhas |
Letter map: fácil vs fuzil
Shared letters muted; letters that set fácil and fuzil apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fácil and fuzil follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: fácil vs fuzil
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fácil is anadjective and fuzilanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fácil is recorded at frequency rank #464, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfa.siɫ/. fuzil is at rank #14,148, tagged as anoun.
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 14612, this pair ranks #57,420 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fácil vs fuzil
Shared letters: fil. Private to "fácil": cá. Private to "fuzil": uz.
"fácil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fuzil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fuzil ← ffuzil · fuizl · fuzill · fuzli · fuzzil · fzuil · ufzil
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fácil" for "fuzil" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fácil" or "fuzil" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "fácil" vs "fuzil" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fácil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuzil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,420 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fácil" and "fuzil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fil vs fuzil". 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 #57,420 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.