# fel vs fern

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### fel
*noun · IPA /ˈfɛɫ/ · frequency rank #42,931*
bile, bílis

### fern
*adjective · IPA /fɛʀn/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #48,930*
longe, distante, longínquo

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fel-vs-fern