Which to use
“feijão” and “feijó” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,737
- “feijão” frequency rank
- #30,554
- “feijó” frequency rank
- 36291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feijão | feijó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nome vulgar de plantas volúveis da família das leguminosas também chamadas de feijoeiro | feijão (Phaseolus vulgaris) |
Where the eye mixes feijão and feijó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. feijão runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against feijó's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between feijão and feijó
A purely visual mix-up. feijão (/fɐj.ˈʒɐ̃w̃/) and feijó (/'fei.'ʃɔ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feijão is recorded at frequency rank #5,737, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɐj.ˈʒɐ̃w̃/. 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 36291, this pair ranks #30,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feijão vs feijó
Shared letters: efij. Private to "feijão": oã. Private to "feijó": ó.
"feijão" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "feijó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feijão" and "feijó" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "feijão" or "feijó" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feijão" 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 #30,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feijão" and "feijó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feijó vs feioso". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.