Which to use
“febre” and “feixe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,152
- “febre” frequency rank
- #20,604
- “feixe” frequency rank
- 24756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | febre | feixe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | elevação da temperatura corporal como reação do organismo a uma doença | molho |
Where the eye mixes febre and feixe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between febre and feixe
A purely visual mix-up. febre (/ˈfɛ.bɾi/) and feixe (/ˈfɐj.ʃɨ/) 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 24756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
febre is recorded at frequency rank #4,152, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɛ.bɾi/. feixe is at rank #20,604, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɐj.ʃɨ/.
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 24756, this pair ranks #44,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of febre vs feixe
Shared letters: ef. Private to "febre": br. Private to "feixe": ix.
"febre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "feixe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "febre" for "feixe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "febre" or "feixe"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "febre" and "feixe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "febre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feixe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "febre" and "feixe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feixe vs fénix". 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 #44,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.