Which to use
“feet” and “frete” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,388
- “feet” frequency rank
- #12,685
- “frete” frequency rank
- 39073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feet | frete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de foot | aluguel de embarcação |
Where the eye mixes feet and frete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. feet runs 4 letters (CVVC) against frete's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses feet with frete
A purely visual mix-up. feet (/fiːt/) and frete (/ˈfɾɛ.tɨ/) 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 39073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feet is recorded at frequency rank #26,388, classified as anoun, pronounced /fiːt/. frete is at rank #12,685, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾɛ.tɨ/.
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 39073, this pair ranks #27,270 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feet vs frete
Shared letters: eft. Private to "feet": -. Private to "frete": r.
"feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "frete" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feet" for "frete" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feet" vs "frete" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,270 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feet" and "frete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feet vs fern". 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 #27,270 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.