Which to use
“fadiga” and “fatia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,720
- “fadiga” frequency rank
- #12,249
- “fatia” frequency rank
- 31969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fadiga | fatia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sensação de enfraquecimento resultante de esforço físico ou mental | pedaço de alimento cortado em forma de lâmina com alguma espessura |
Where the eye mixes fadiga and fatia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fadiga runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against fatia's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fadiga and fatia
A purely visual mix-up. fadiga (/fɐ.ˈdi.ɡɐ/) and fatia (/fɐ.ˈti.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fadiga is recorded at frequency rank #19,720, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɐ.ˈdi.ɡɐ/. fatia is at rank #12,249, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɐ.ˈti.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 31969, this pair ranks #35,958 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fadiga vs fatia
Shared letters: afi. Private to "fadiga": dg. Private to "fatia": t.
"fadiga" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "fatia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fadiga" and "fatia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fadiga" vs "fatia" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fadiga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fatia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,958 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fadiga" and "fatia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fadiga vs faia". 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 #35,958 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.