Which to use
“feijó” and “ferro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,554
- “feijó” frequency rank
- #2,093
- “ferro” frequency rank
- 32647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feijó | ferro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feijão (Phaseolus vulgaris) | elemento químico de símbolo Fe, possui o número atômico 26 e massa atômica relativa 55,845 u; é o quarto elemento mais abundante na crosta terrestre; é um metal duro e muito reativo, formando ligas com os mais diversos elementos |
Letter map: feijó vs ferro
Shared letters muted; letters that set feijó and ferro apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. feijó (CVVCV) and ferro (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - feijó / ferro
feijó and ferro are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feijó is recorded at frequency rank #30,554, classified as anoun, pronounced /'fei.'ʃɔ/. ferro is at rank #2,093, 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 32647, this pair ranks #35,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feijó vs ferro
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feijó": ijó. Private to "ferro": or.
"feijó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "ferro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ferro ← efrro · fero · feror · fferro · frero
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feijó" and "ferro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feijó" vs "ferro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "feijó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ferro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feijó" and "ferro" 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 #35,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.