Which to use
“feto” is a verb and “fito” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,082
- “feto” frequency rank
- #35,597
- “fito” frequency rank
- 48679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feto | fito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | engravidar (alguém), fecundar, tornar frutífero | erguido, direito |
Where the eye mixes feto and fito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. feto and fito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses feto with fito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feto is /ˈfeː.toː/ while fito is /ˈfi.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “feto” becomes i in “fito”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48679, 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/. fito is at rank #35,597, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfi.tu/.
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 48679, this pair ranks #16,487 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feto vs fito
Shared letters: fot. Private to "feto": e. Private to "fito": i.
"feto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feto" and "fito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feto" or "fito"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,487 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feto" and "fito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs fito". 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 #16,487 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.