Which to use
“feder” and “foder” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,150
- “feder” frequency rank
- #3,562
- “foder” frequency rank
- 42712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feder | foder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cheirar mal | ter relações sexuais com, transar |
Where the eye mixes feder and foder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: feder vs foder
A purely visual mix-up. feder (/fɨ.ˈdeɾ/) and foder (/fo.'deɾ/, /fo.'de/) 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 a single letter - e in “feder” becomes o in “foder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42712, 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/. foder is at rank #3,562, tagged as averb, pronounced /fo.'deɾ/, /fo.'de/.
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 42712, this pair ranks #23,027 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feder vs foder
Shared letters: defr. Private to "feder": -. Private to "foder": o.
"feder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "foder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feder" and "foder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feder" vs "foder" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,027 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feder" and "foder" 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 #23,027 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.