Which to use
“feito” is an adjective and “feto” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #328
- “feito” frequency rank
- #13,082
- “feto” frequency rank
- 13410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feito | feto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fabricado, produzido | engravidar (alguém), fecundar, tornar frutífero |
Where the eye mixes feito and feto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between feito and feto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feito is /ˈfɐj.tu/ while feto is /ˈfeː.toː/. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feito is recorded at frequency rank #328, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfɐj.tu/. feto is at rank #13,082, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfeː.toː/.
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 13410, this pair ranks #58,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feito vs feto
Shared letters: efot. Private to "feito": i. Private to "feto": -.
"feito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "feto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feito" and "feto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "feito" or "feto" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feito" and "feto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feltro vs feto". 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 #58,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.