Which to use
“fêmea” and “fezes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,016
- “fêmea” frequency rank
- #15,115
- “fezes” frequency rank
- 25131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fêmea | fezes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | animal biologicamente do sexo feminino | substância resultante do processo de digestão que não foi aproveitada pelo organismo; excremento |
Where the eye mixes fêmea and fezes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fêmea (CVCVV) and fezes (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fêmea vs fezes
A purely visual mix-up. fêmea (/ˈfe.mjɐ/) and fezes (/ˈfɛ.zis/) 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 25131, 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/. fezes is at rank #15,115, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɛ.zis/.
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 25131, this pair ranks #44,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fêmea vs fezes
Shared letters: ef. Private to "fêmea": amê. Private to "fezes": sz.
"fêmea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fezes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fezes ← efzes · feezs · fezess · fezse · fezzes · ffezes · fzees
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fêmea" and "fezes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fêmea" or "fezes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fêmea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fezes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fêmea" and "fezes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fales vs fezes". 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 #44,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.