fazeresvsfazermosWhat's the difference?

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

#28,201
“fazeres” frequency rank
#13,738
“fazermos” frequency rank
41939
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fazeres fazermos
Definition segunda pessoa do singular do infinitivo pessoal do verbo fazer primeira pessoa do plural do infinitivo pessoal do verbo fazer

Where the eye mixes fazeres and fazermos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fazeres 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.

7 ch
fazeres
8 ch
fazermos

Why the eye confuses fazeres with fazermos

A purely visual mix-up. fazeres (/faˈze.ɾes/) 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 41939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fazeres is recorded at frequency rank #28,201, classified as averb, pronounced /faˈze.ɾes/. 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 41939, this pair ranks #23,911 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fazeres vs fazermos

Shared letters: aefrsz. Private to "fazeres": -. Private to "fazermos": mo.

"fazeres" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "fazermos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fazeres ← afzeres · faezres · fazeers · fazeress · fazerres · fazerse · fazrees · fazzeres
  • fazermos ← afzermos · faezrmos · fazemros · fazermmos · fazermoss · fazermso · fazeroms · fazerrmos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "fazeres" and "fazermos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/faˈze.ɾes/ versus /faˈzeɻ.mos/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fazeres" or "fazermos"?
"fazermos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,738 in our Portuguese list, against #28,201 for "fazeres". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fazeres" 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 #23,911 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fazeres" and "fazermos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fazemos vs fazeres". 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 #23,911 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