Which to use
“fêmea” and “fenda” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,016
- “fêmea” frequency rank
- #16,060
- “fenda” frequency rank
- 26076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fêmea | fenda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | animal biologicamente do sexo feminino | abertura em algo rachado |
Where the eye mixes fêmea and fenda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fêmea (CVCVV) and fenda (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fêmea and fenda
A purely visual mix-up. fêmea (/ˈfe.mjɐ/) and fenda (/ˈfẽ.dɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fêmea is recorded at frequency rank #10,016, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfe.mjɐ/. fenda is at rank #16,060, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfẽ.dɐ/.
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 26076, this pair ranks #43,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fêmea vs fenda
Shared letters: aef. Private to "fêmea": mê. Private to "fenda": dn.
"fêmea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fenda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fenda ← efnda · fedna · fenad · fendda · fennda · ffenda · fneda
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fêmea" for "fenda" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fêmea" or "fenda"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fêmea" and "fenda" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fêmea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fenda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fêmea" and "fenda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fenda vs finta". 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 #43,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.