Which to use
“faia” is a noun and “feias” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,352
- “faia” frequency rank
- #15,812
- “feias” frequency rank
- 61164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faia | feias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | árvore alta e ramosa, geralmente da espécie Fagus sylvatica, e também o álamo ou choupo Populus nigra | feminino plural de feio |
Letter map: faia vs feias
Shared letters muted; letters that set faia and feias apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. faia runs 4 letters (CVVV) against feias's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - faia and feias
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: faia is anoun and feiasanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faia is recorded at frequency rank #45,352, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfaj.ɐ/. feias is at rank #15,812, tagged as anadj.
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 61164, this pair ranks #7,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faia vs feias
Shared letters: afi. Private to "faia": -. Private to "feias": es.
"faia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "feias" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faia" and "feias" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "faia" vs "feias" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "faia" and "feias".
- Full dictionary entry for "faia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faia" and "feias" 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 #7,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.