Which to use
“feijó” and “friso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,554
- “feijó” frequency rank
- #47,371
- “friso” frequency rank
- 77925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feijó | friso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feijão (Phaseolus vulgaris) | faixa ou tira ao longo de uma parede usada como ornamento |
Where the eye mixes feijó and friso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. feijó (CVVCV) and friso (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between feijó and friso
A purely visual mix-up. feijó (/'fei.'ʃɔ/) and friso (/ˈfɾi.zu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77925, 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/. friso is at rank #47,371, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾi.zu/.
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 77925, this pair ranks #1,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feijó vs friso
Shared letters: fi. Private to "feijó": ejó. Private to "friso": ors.
"feijó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "friso" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- friso ← ffriso · firso · frios · frisso · frriso · frsio · rfiso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feijó" and "friso" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "feijó" or "friso" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feijó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "friso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feijó" and "friso" 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 #1,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.