fiado

/ˈfja.du/

//ˈfja.du// adj

The verdict

“fiado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,321 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,321
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se fiou

Corpus desk

Index PT-fiado · fiado · Portuguese

fiado · rank #57,321 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,321
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH feitor

Nearest frequency peer: feitor (-3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “fiado”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “fiado” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fiado
PropertyValue
Headwordfiado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈfja.du/
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,321
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “fiado” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).fiadocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “feitor” (#57,318), “faringe” (#57,316), “evitável” (#57,310). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fiado” fica em #57,321. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fiado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,321 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈfja.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for fiado in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is fiado, spelled F-I-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se fiou
  2. 2
    reduzido a fio tratando-se de matérias têxteis
  3. 3
    confiado
  4. 4
    cheio de confiança, fé ou crença

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fiado"?
"fiado" is spelled F-I-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfja.du/.
What does "fiado" mean?
As an adjective, "fiado" means: que se fiou
How do you pronounce "fiado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fiado" is /ˈfja.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fiado" come from?
"fiado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fiado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list