Which to use
“feição” is a noun and “feioso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,590
- “feição” frequency rank
- #48,422
- “feioso” frequency rank
- 84012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feição | feioso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | figura | diz-se do que é relativamente feio (especialmente falando de pessoa) |
Letter map: feição vs feioso
Shared letters muted; letters that set feição and feioso apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. feição (CVVCVV) and feioso (CVVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for feição / feioso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feição is anoun and feiosoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84012, 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/. feioso is at rank #48,422, tagged as anadj.
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 84012, this pair ranks #853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feição vs feioso
Shared letters: efio. Private to "feição": ãç. Private to "feioso": s.
"feição" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "feioso" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feioso ← efioso · feioos · feiosso · feisoo · feoiso · ffeioso · fieoso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feição" and "feioso" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "feição" or "feioso" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "feição" and "feioso".
- Full dictionary entry for "feição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feioso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feição" and "feioso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feioso vs friso". 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 #853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.