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 eye mixes feito and fito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. feito runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against fito's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between feito and fito
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feito" and "fito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feito" vs "fito" - which ranks higher?
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 "fito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feito" and "fito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs fito". 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 #31,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.