Which to use
“fada” and “faia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,188
- “fada” frequency rank
- #45,352
- “faia” frequency rank
- 55540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fada | faia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | entidade imaginária feminina e voadora, com poderes mágicos | árvore alta e ramosa, geralmente da espécie Fagus sylvatica, e também o álamo ou choupo Populus nigra |
Where the eye mixes fada and faia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fada (CVCV) and faia (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fada and faia
A purely visual mix-up. fada (/ˈfa.dɐ/) and faia (/ˈfaj.ɐ/) 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 a single letter - d in “fada” becomes i in “faia”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fada is recorded at frequency rank #10,188, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfa.dɐ/. faia is at rank #45,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfaj.ɐ/.
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 55540, this pair ranks #10,531 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fada vs faia
Shared letters: af. Private to "fada": d. Private to "faia": i.
"fada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "faia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fada" and "faia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fada" vs "faia" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,531 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fada" and "faia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faia 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 #10,531 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.