Which to use
“feito” is an adjective and “figo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #328
- “feito” frequency rank
- #32,609
- “figo” frequency rank
- 32937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feito | figo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fabricado, produzido | figo |
Where the eye mixes feito and figo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses feito with figo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feito is /ˈfɐj.tu/ while figo is /ˈfi.ɡɔ/. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32937, 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/. figo is at rank #32,609, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfi.ɡɔ/.
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 32937, this pair ranks #34,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feito vs figo
Shared letters: fio. Private to "feito": et. Private to "figo": g.
"feito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "figo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feito" for "figo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feito" vs "figo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "feito" and "figo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "figo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feito" and "figo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figo vs filão". 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 #34,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.