Which to use
“fazemos” and “fazermos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,399
- “fazemos” frequency rank
- #13,738
- “fazermos” frequency rank
- 17137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fazemos | fazermos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo fazer | primeira pessoa do plural do infinitivo pessoal do verbo fazer |
Where the eye mixes fazemos and fazermos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fazemos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against fazermos's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fazemos with fazermos
A purely visual mix-up. fazemos (/fa'ze.mos/) and fazermos (/faˈzeɻ.mos/) 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 17137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fazemos is recorded at frequency rank #3,399, classified as averb, pronounced /fa'ze.mos/. fazermos is at rank #13,738, tagged as averb, pronounced /faˈzeɻ.mos/.
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 17137, this pair ranks #54,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fazemos vs fazermos
Shared letters: aefmosz. Private to "fazemos": -. Private to "fazermos": r.
"fazemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "fazermos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fazemos" and "fazermos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fazemos" or "fazermos"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fazemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fazermos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fazemos" and "fazermos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fazeres vs fazermos". 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 #54,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.