Which to use
“feioso” is an adjective and “friso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,422
- “feioso” frequency rank
- #47,371
- “friso” frequency rank
- 95793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feioso | friso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se do que é relativamente feio (especialmente falando de pessoa) | faixa ou tira ao longo de uma parede usada como ornamento |
Letter map: feioso vs friso
Shared letters muted; letters that set feioso and friso apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - feioso and friso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feioso is anadjective and frisoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feioso is recorded at frequency rank #48,422, classified as anadj. 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 95793, this pair ranks #56 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feioso vs friso
Shared letters: fios. Private to "feioso": e. Private to "friso": r.
"feioso" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV · "friso" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feioso" for "friso" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "feioso" or "friso" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "feioso" and "friso".
- Full dictionary entry for "feioso" 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 #56 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feioso" and "friso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frisar 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 #56 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.