Which to use
“refeição” is a noun and “refeito” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,468
- “refeição” frequency rank
- #45,056
- “refeito” frequency rank
- 51524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refeição | refeito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção de alimento consumido a certas horas do dia | que se refez; feito de novo |
Where the eye mixes refeição and refeito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. refeição runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVV) against refeito's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses refeição with refeito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: refeição is /χe.fej.ˈsãw/ while refeito is /Rɨ.ˈfɐj.tu/. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refeição is recorded at frequency rank #6,468, classified as anoun, pronounced /χe.fej.ˈsãw/. refeito is at rank #45,056, tagged as anadj, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈfɐj.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 51524, this pair ranks #13,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refeição vs refeito
Shared letters: efior. Private to "refeição": ãç. Private to "refeito": t.
"refeição" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "refeito" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refeito ← erfeito · reefito · refeiot · refeitto · refetio · reffeito · refieto · rfeeito
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refeição" for "refeito" ever safe?
Frequency check: "refeição" vs "refeito" - which ranks higher?
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 "refeição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refeito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refeição" and "refeito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refeito vs relento". 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 #13,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.