Which to use
“feitio” is a noun and “feito” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,321
- “feitio” frequency rank
- #328
- “feito” frequency rank
- 22649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feitio | feito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma | fabricado, produzido |
Where the eye mixes feitio and feito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. feitio runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against feito's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between feitio and feito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feitio is /fɐj.ˈti.u/ while feito is /ˈfɐj.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feitio is recorded at frequency rank #22,321, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɐj.ˈti.u/. 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 22649, this pair ranks #47,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feitio vs feito
Shared letters: efiot. Private to "feitio": -. Private to "feito": -.
"feitio" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "feito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feitio" for "feito" ever safe?
Which is more common, "feitio" or "feito"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feitio" 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 #47,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feitio" and "feito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feitio 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 #47,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.