Which to use
“feitiço” and “festivo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,677
- “feitiço” frequency rank
- #28,584
- “festivo” frequency rank
- 41261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feitiço | festivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fingido; falso | divertido |
Where the eye mixes feitiço and festivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. feitiço (CVVCVCV) and festivo (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between feitiço and festivo
A purely visual mix-up. feitiço (/fɐj.ˈti.su/) and festivo (/fɨʃ.ˈti.vu/) 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 41261, 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/. festivo is at rank #28,584, tagged as anadj, pronounced /fɨʃ.ˈti.vu/.
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 41261, this pair ranks #24,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feitiço vs festivo
Shared letters: efiot. Private to "feitiço": ç. Private to "festivo": sv.
"feitiço" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "festivo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- festivo ← efstivo · fesitvo · fesstivo · festiov · festivvo · festtivo · festvio · fetsivo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feitiço" and "festivo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "feitiço" or "festivo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "feitiço" and "festivo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feitiço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "festivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feitiço" and "festivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "festejo vs festivo". 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 #24,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.