Which to use
“feias” is an adjective and “fodas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,812
- “feias” frequency rank
- #35,600
- “fodas” frequency rank
- 51412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feias | fodas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino plural de feio | plural de foda |
Letter map: feias vs fodas
Shared letters muted; letters that set feias and fodas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. feias (CVVVC) and fodas (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - feias and fodas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feias is anadjective and fodasanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feias is recorded at frequency rank #15,812, classified as anadj. fodas is at rank #35,600, tagged as anoun.
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 51412, this pair ranks #13,629 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feias vs fodas
Shared letters: afs. Private to "feias": ei. Private to "fodas": do.
"feias" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "fodas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feias" and "fodas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "feias" or "fodas" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "feias" and "fodas".
- Full dictionary entry for "feias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fodas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,629 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feias" and "fodas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fodão vs fodas". 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 #13,629 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.