Which to use
“feio” and “few” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,727
- “feio” frequency rank
- #38,283
- “few” frequency rank
- 43010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feio | few |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não estético, horrendo | pouco; poucos |
Letter map: feio vs few
Shared letters muted; letters that set feio and few apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - feio / few
feio and few 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feio is recorded at frequency rank #4,727, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfɐj.u/. few is at rank #38,283, 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 43010, this pair ranks #22,672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feio vs few
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feio": io. Private to "few": w.
"feio" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "few" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feio ← efio · feoi · ffeio · fieo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feio" and "few" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "feio" vs "few" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "feio" and "few". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "feio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "few" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feio" and "few" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fern vs few". 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 #22,672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.