Which to use
“feias” is an adjective and “feijó” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,812
- “feias” frequency rank
- #30,554
- “feijó” frequency rank
- 46366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feias | feijó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino plural de feio | feijão (Phaseolus vulgaris) |
Letter map: feias vs feijó
Shared letters muted; letters that set feias and feijó apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. feias (CVVVC) and feijó (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: feias vs feijó
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feias is anadjective and feijóanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feias is recorded at frequency rank #15,812, classified as anadj. feijó is at rank #30,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'fei.'ʃɔ/.
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 46366, this pair ranks #18,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feias vs feijó
Shared letters: efi. Private to "feias": as. Private to "feijó": jó.
"feias" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "feijó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feias ← efias · feais · feiass · feisa · ffeias · fieas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feias" and "feijó" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "feias" or "feijó"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "feias" and "feijó". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "feias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feijó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feias" and "feijó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feijó vs feioso". 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 #18,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.