Which to use
“feitiço” is an adjective and “físico” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,677
- “feitiço” frequency rank
- #2,837
- “físico” frequency rank
- 15514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feitiço | físico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fingido; falso | acadêmico ou estudioso da física |
Letter map: feitiço vs físico
Shared letters muted; letters that set feitiço and físico apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. feitiço runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against físico's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: feitiço vs físico
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feitiço is anadjective and físicoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15514, 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/. físico is at rank #2,837, 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 15514, this pair ranks #56,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feitiço vs físico
Shared letters: fio. Private to "feitiço": etç. Private to "físico": csí.
"feitiço" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "físico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've compared "feitiço" and "físico". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "feitiço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "físico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feitiço" and "físico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "físico vs fosco". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #56,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.