Which to use
“feição” and “feijão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,590
- “feição” frequency rank
- #5,737
- “feijão” frequency rank
- 41327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feição | feijão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | figura | nome vulgar de plantas volúveis da família das leguminosas também chamadas de feijoeiro |
Where the eye mixes feição and feijão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. feição and feijão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: feição vs feijão
A purely visual mix-up. feição (/fɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and feijão (/fɐj.ˈʒɐ̃w̃/) 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 - ç in “feição” becomes j in “feijão”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feição is recorded at frequency rank #35,590, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɐj.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. feijão is at rank #5,737, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɐj.ˈʒɐ̃w̃/.
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 41327, this pair ranks #24,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feição vs feijão
Shared letters: efioã. Private to "feição": ç. Private to "feijão": j.
"feição" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "feijão" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feição" and "feijão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feição" vs "feijão" - 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 "feição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feijão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feição" and "feijão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feição vs filão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.