faixavsfamaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“faixa” and “fama” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,781
“faixa” frequency rank
#3,766
“fama” frequency rank
5547
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature faixa fama
Definition tira de tecido, ou de outro material, apropriada para cingir a cintura conceito (bom ou mau) que um grupo humano tem de alguém ou de algo; reputação

Letter map: faixa vs fama

Shared letters muted; letters that set faixa and fama apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
faixa
4 ch
fama

Corpus notes: faixa and fama

faixa and fama 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 5547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

faixa is recorded at frequency rank #1,781, classified as anoun. fama is at rank #3,766, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɐ.mɐ/.

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 5547, this pair ranks #69,035 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of faixa vs fama

Shared letters: af. Private to "faixa": ix. Private to "fama": m.

"faixa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "fama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • faixaafixa · faiax · faixxa · faxia · ffaixa · fiaxa
  • famaafma · faam · famma · ffama · fmaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "faixa" for "fama" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "faixa" vs "fama" - which ranks higher?
"faixa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,781 in our Portuguese list, against #3,766 for "fama". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "faixa" and "fama". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "faixa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #69,035 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "faixa" and "fama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fama 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 #69,035 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list