Which to use
“feito” is an adjective and “furto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #328
- “feito” frequency rank
- #16,779
- “furto” frequency rank
- 17107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feito | furto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fabricado, produzido | o ato de furtar |
Where the eye mixes feito and furto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: feito vs furto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feito is /ˈfɐj.tu/ while furto is /ˈfuɾ.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17107, 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/. furto is at rank #16,779, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfuɾ.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 17107, this pair ranks #54,231 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feito vs furto
Shared letters: fot. Private to "feito": ei. Private to "furto": ru.
"feito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "furto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feito" and "furto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "feito" vs "furto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "feito" and "furto" 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 "furto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,231 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feito" and "furto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fito vs furto". 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 #54,231 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.