Which to use
“faia” is a noun and “fui” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,352
- “faia” frequency rank
- #365
- “fui” frequency rank
- 45717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faia | fui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | árvore alta e ramosa, geralmente da espécie Fagus sylvatica, e também o álamo ou choupo Populus nigra | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito simples do indicativo do verbo ir: |
Where the eye mixes faia and fui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. faia runs 4 letters (CVVV) against fui's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: faia vs fui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: faia is /ˈfaj.ɐ/ while fui is /ˈfuj/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45717, 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/. fui is at rank #365, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfuj/.
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 45717, this pair ranks #19,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faia vs fui
Shared letters: fi. Private to "faia": a. Private to "fui": u.
"faia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "fui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- faia ← afia · faai · ffaia · fiaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faia" for "fui" ever safe?
Frequency check: "faia" vs "fui" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "faia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faia" and "fui" 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 #19,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.