Which to use
“feder” is a verb and “fezes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,150
- “feder” frequency rank
- #15,115
- “fezes” frequency rank
- 54265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feder | fezes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cheirar mal | substância resultante do processo de digestão que não foi aproveitada pelo organismo; excremento |
Where the eye mixes feder and fezes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: feder vs fezes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feder is /fɨ.ˈdeɾ/ while fezes is /ˈfɛ.zis/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feder is recorded at frequency rank #39,150, classified as averb, pronounced /fɨ.ˈdeɾ/. fezes is at rank #15,115, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɛ.zis/.
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 54265, this pair ranks #11,398 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feder vs fezes
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feder": dr. Private to "fezes": sz.
"feder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fezes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feder" and "fezes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "feder" or "fezes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "feder" and "fezes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fezes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,398 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feder" and "fezes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feder vs fender". 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 #11,398 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.