Which to use
“faísca” and “frisa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,481
- “faísca” frequency rank
- #34,729
- “frisa” frequency rank
- 62210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faísca | frisa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | descarga elétrica entre dois corpos eletrizados | tecido grosseiro de lã |
Where the eye mixes faísca and frisa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. faísca runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against frisa's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses faísca with frisa
A purely visual mix-up. faísca (/fɐ.ˈiʃ.kɐ/) and frisa (/ˈfɾi.zɐ/) 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 62210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faísca is recorded at frequency rank #27,481, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɐ.ˈiʃ.kɐ/. frisa is at rank #34,729, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾi.zɐ/.
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 62210, this pair ranks #6,774 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faísca vs frisa
Shared letters: afs. Private to "faísca": cí. Private to "frisa": ir.
"faísca" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "frisa" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- frisa ← ffrisa · firsa · frias · frissa · frrisa · frsia · rfisa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "faísca" and "frisa" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "faísca" vs "frisa" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "faísca" and "frisa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faísca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frisa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,774 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faísca" and "frisa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frisa vs friso". 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 #6,774 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.