Which to use
“fera” is a noun and “feras” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,053
- “fera” frequency rank
- #21,182
- “feras” frequency rank
- 30235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fera | feras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | animal feroz e carnívoro | forma feminina plural de fero |
Letter map: fera vs feras
Shared letters muted; letters that set fera and feras apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for fera / feras
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fera is anoun and ferasanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fera” sits inside “feras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fera is recorded at frequency rank #9,053, classified as anoun. feras is at rank #21,182, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfɛ.ɾɐs/.
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 30235, this pair ranks #38,184 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fera vs feras
Shared letters: aefr. Private to "fera": -. Private to "feras": s.
"fera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "feras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fera" and "feras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "fera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,184 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fera" and "feras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feras vs fern". 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 #38,184 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.