Which to use
“feias” is an adjective and “feição” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,812
- “feias” frequency rank
- #35,590
- “feição” frequency rank
- 51402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feias | feição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino plural de feio | figura |
Letter map: feias vs feição
Shared letters muted; letters that set feias and feição apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. feias runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against feição's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: feias vs feição
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feias is anadjective and feiçãoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feias is recorded at frequency rank #15,812, classified as anadj. feição is at rank #35,590, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 51402, this pair ranks #13,639 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feias vs feição
Shared letters: efi. Private to "feias": as. Private to "feição": oãç.
"feias" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "feição" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feias ← efias · feais · feiass · feisa · ffeias · fieas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feias" and "feição" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "feias" or "feição" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "feias" vs "feição" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "feias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,639 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feias" and "feição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feição vs filão". 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 #13,639 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.