feitavsfendaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“feita” and “fenda” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#741
“feita” frequency rank
#16,060
“fenda” frequency rank
16801
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feita fenda
Definition ação ou efeito de fazer abertura em algo rachado

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set feita and fenda apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
feita
5 ch
fenda

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. feita (/ˈfɐj.tɐ/) and fenda (/ˈfẽ.dɐ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feita is recorded at frequency rank #741, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɐj.tɐ/. fenda is at rank #16,060, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfẽ.dɐ/.

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 16801, this pair ranks #54,642 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feita vs fenda

Shared letters: aef. Private to "feita": it. Private to "fenda": dn.

"feita" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "fenda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feitaefita · feiat · feitta · fetia · ffeita · fieta
  • fendaefnda · fedna · fenad · fendda · fennda · ffenda · fneda

Frequency comparison

feita#741
fenda#16,060

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "feita" and "fenda" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈfɐj.tɐ/ versus /ˈfẽ.dɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "feita" or "fenda"?
"feita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #741 in our Portuguese list, against #16,060 for "fenda". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering feita vs fenda

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “feita” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list