Which to use
“feto” is a verb and “fez” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,082
- “feto” frequency rank
- #203
- “fez” frequency rank
- 13285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feto | fez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | engravidar (alguém), fecundar, tornar frutífero | barrete em forma de cone truncado (usado por alguns muçulmanos) |
Where the eye mixes feto and fez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between feto and fez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feto is /ˈfeː.toː/ while fez is /ˈfes/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feto is recorded at frequency rank #13,082, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfeː.toː/. fez is at rank #203, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfes/.
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 13285, this pair ranks #59,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feto vs fez
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feto": ot. Private to "fez": z.
"feto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fez" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feto ← efto · feot · fetto · ffeto · fteo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feto" and "fez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "feto" or "fez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "feto" and "fez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feto" and "fez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feltro vs feto". 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 #59,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.