Which to use
“feitiço” and “feito” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,677
- “feitiço” frequency rank
- #328
- “feito” frequency rank
- 13005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feitiço | feito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fingido; falso | fabricado, produzido |
Where the eye mixes feitiço and feito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. feitiço runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against feito's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feitiço vs feito
A purely visual mix-up. feitiço (/fɐj.ˈti.su/) and feito (/ˈfɐj.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feitiço is recorded at frequency rank #12,677, classified as anadj, pronounced /fɐj.ˈti.su/. feito is at rank #328, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfɐj.tu/.
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 13005, this pair ranks #59,437 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feitiço vs feito
Shared letters: efiot. Private to "feitiço": ç. Private to "feito": -.
"feitiço" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "feito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feito ← efito · feiot · feitto · fetio · ffeito · fieto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feitiço" for "feito" ever safe?
Which is more common, "feitiço" or "feito"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feitiço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,437 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feitiço" and "feito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feito vs feltro". 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 #59,437 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.