Which to use
“feijó” and “freixo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,554
- “feijó” frequency rank
- #18,334
- “freixo” frequency rank
- 48888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feijó | freixo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feijão (Phaseolus vulgaris) | designação comum a várias espécies de árvores da família das Oleáceas, do género Fraxinus |
Where the eye mixes feijó and freixo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. feijó runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against freixo's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feijó vs freixo
A purely visual mix-up. feijó (/'fei.'ʃɔ/) and freixo (/ˈfɾɐj.ʃu/) 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 48888, 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/. freixo is at rank #18,334, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾɐj.ʃu/.
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 48888, this pair ranks #16,233 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feijó vs freixo
Shared letters: efi. Private to "feijó": jó. Private to "freixo": orx.
"feijó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "freixo" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- freixo ← ferixo · ffreixo · freiox · freixxo · frexio · friexo · frreixo · rfeixo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feijó" for "freixo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feijó" vs "freixo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feijó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freixo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,233 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feijó" and "freixo" 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 #16,233 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.