feitovsfitoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“feito” and “fito” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#328
“feito” frequency rank
#35,597
“fito” frequency rank
35925
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feito fito
Definition fabricado, produzido erguido, direito

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set feito and fito apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
feito
4 ch
fito

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. feito (/ˈfɐj.tu/) and fito (/ˈfi.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35925, 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/. fito is at rank #35,597, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfi.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 35925, this pair ranks #31,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feito vs fito

Shared letters: fiot. Private to "feito": e. Private to "fito": -.

"feito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "fito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feitoefito · feiot · feitto · fetio · ffeito · fieto
  • fitoffito · fiot · fitto · ftio · ifto

Frequency comparison

feito#328
fito#35,597

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "feito" and "fito" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈfɐj.tu/ versus /ˈfi.tu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "feito" or "fito"?
"feito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #328 in our Portuguese list, against #35,597 for "fito". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering feito vs fito

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “feito” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list