Which to use
“feio” is an adjective and “frei” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,727
- “feio” frequency rank
- #9,500
- “frei” frequency rank
- 14227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feio | frei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não estético, horrendo | variante ortográfica de freire |
Letter map: feio vs frei
Shared letters muted; letters that set feio and frei apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - feio and frei
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feio is anadjective and freianoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14227, 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/. frei is at rank #9,500, 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 14227, this pair ranks #57,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feio vs frei
Shared letters: efi. Private to "feio": o. Private to "frei": r.
"feio" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "frei" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feio" for "frei" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feio" vs "frei" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "feio" and "frei". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "feio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feio" and "frei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feio vs fern". 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 #57,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.