Which to use
“falta” and “fatia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #335
- “falta” frequency rank
- #12,249
- “fatia” frequency rank
- 12584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | falta | fatia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transgressão das regras de um jogo | pedaço de alimento cortado em forma de lâmina com alguma espessura |
Where the eye mixes falta and fatia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: falta vs fatia
A purely visual mix-up. falta (/ˈfaɫ.tɐ/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
falta is recorded at frequency rank #335, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfaɫ.tɐ/. 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 12584, this pair ranks #59,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of falta vs fatia
Shared letters: aft. Private to "falta": l. Private to "fatia": i.
"falta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fatia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "falta" for "fatia" ever safe?
Frequency check: "falta" vs "fatia" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "falta" and "fatia" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "falta" 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 #59,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "falta" and "fatia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fatia 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 #59,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.