Which to use
“fase” is a noun and “fazer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #868
- “fase” frequency rank
- #64
- “fazer” frequency rank
- 932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fase | fazer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cada uma das aparências que a Lua nos apresenta | dar existência ou forma a |
Letter map: fase vs fazer
Shared letters muted; letters that set fase and fazer apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fase runs 4 letters (CVCV) against fazer's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for fase / fazer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fase is anoun and fazeraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fase is recorded at frequency rank #868, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfa.zɨ/. fazer is at rank #64, tagged as averb.
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 932, this pair ranks #74,696 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fase vs fazer
Shared letters: aef. Private to "fase": s. Private to "fazer": rz.
"fase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fazer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fase" and "fazer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fase" or "fazer" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "fase" vs "fazer" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fazer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,696 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fase" and "fazer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fase 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 #74,696 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.