Which to use
“feixe” and “freixo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,604
- “feixe” frequency rank
- #18,334
- “freixo” frequency rank
- 38938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feixe | freixo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | molho | designação comum a várias espécies de árvores da família das Oleáceas, do género Fraxinus |
Where the eye mixes feixe and freixo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. feixe runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against freixo's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feixe vs freixo
A purely visual mix-up. feixe (/ˈfɐj.ʃɨ/) and freixo (/ˈfɾɐj.ʃu/) 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 38938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feixe is recorded at frequency rank #20,604, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɐj.ʃɨ/. freixo is at rank #18,334, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾɐj.ʃu/.
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 38938, this pair ranks #27,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feixe vs freixo
Shared letters: efix. Private to "feixe": -. Private to "freixo": or.
"feixe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "freixo" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feixe" for "freixo" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feixe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freixo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feixe" and "freixo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "freixo vs friso". 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 #27,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.