Which to use
“fez” and “fezes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #203
- “fez” frequency rank
- #15,115
- “fezes” frequency rank
- 15318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fez | fezes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | barrete em forma de cone truncado (usado por alguns muçulmanos) | substância resultante do processo de digestão que não foi aproveitada pelo organismo; excremento |
Where the eye mixes fez and fezes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fez runs 3 letters (CVC) against fezes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fez vs fezes
A purely visual mix-up. fez (/ˈfes/) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “fez” sits inside “fezes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fez is recorded at frequency rank #203, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfes/. 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 15318, this pair ranks #56,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fez vs fezes
Shared letters: efz. Private to "fez": -. Private to "fezes": s.
"fez" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fezes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fezes ← efzes · feezs · fezess · fezse · fezzes · ffezes · fzees
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fez" and "fezes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fez" or "fezes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fez" 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 #56,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fez" 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 #56,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.