fatiavsfaturaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#12,249
“fatia” frequency rank
#17,794
“fatura” frequency rank
30043
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fatia fatura
Definition pedaço de alimento cortado em forma de lâmina com alguma espessura documento onde consta a relação das mercadorias vendidas, marcas, quantidades, preços e a importância total

Where the eye mixes fatia and fatura

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fatia runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against fatura's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
fatia
6 ch
fatura

Visual trap between fatia and fatura

A purely visual mix-up. fatia (/fɐ.ˈti.ɐ/) and fatura (/fa.ˈtu.ɾɐ/) 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 30043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fatia is recorded at frequency rank #12,249, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɐ.ˈti.ɐ/. fatura is at rank #17,794, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fa.ˈtu.ɾɐ/.

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 30043, this pair ranks #38,422 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fatia vs fatura

Shared letters: aft. Private to "fatia": i. Private to "fatura": ru.

"fatia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "fatura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fatia ← aftia · faita · fatai · fattia · ffatia · ftaia
  • fatura ← aftura · fatrua · fattura · fatuar · faturra · fautra · ffatura · ftaura

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fatia" and "fatura" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/fɐ.ˈti.ɐ/ versus /fa.ˈtu.ɾɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fatia" or "fatura" show up more?
"fatia" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,249 in our Portuguese list, against #17,794 for "fatura". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "fatia" and "fatura" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fatia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fatura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #38,422 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fatia" and "fatura" 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 #38,422 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