Which to use
“fada” and “fodas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,188
- “fada” frequency rank
- #35,600
- “fodas” frequency rank
- 45788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fada | fodas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | entidade imaginária feminina e voadora, com poderes mágicos | plural de foda |
Letter map: fada vs fodas
Shared letters muted; letters that set fada and fodas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fada runs 4 letters (CVCV) against fodas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on fada vs fodas
fada and fodas are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45788, 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/. fodas is at rank #35,600, 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 45788, this pair ranks #19,600 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fada vs fodas
Shared letters: adf. Private to "fada": -. Private to "fodas": os.
"fada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fodas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fada" and "fodas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fada" vs "fodas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "fada" vs "fodas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fodas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,600 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fada" and "fodas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fodão vs fodas". 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 #19,600 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.