fiança

//ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,681

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

fiança is aPortuguesenoun. It means: caução Pronounced /ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ/. It ranks #9,681 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with finta and França.

Key facts for fiança
PropertyValue
Headwordfiança
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,681
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fiança in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for fiança is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,681 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for fiança, with forms such as "fainça", "ffiança", and "fianaç". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "finta", "França", "física", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is fiança, spelled F-I-A-N-Ç-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    caução
  2. 2
    abonação
  3. 3
    no direito civil, contrato em que uma pessoa se obriga a garantir o pagamento da dívida de outra pessoa
  4. 4
    no processo penal, quantia em dinheiro à qual o juiz pode condicionar a concessão de liberdade provisória, com o fim de garantir o comparecimento do réu a todos os atos processuais, bem como o pagamento de eventuais custas e indenizações em caso de condenação, devolvido o restante ao final do processo, caso não haja descumprimento das condições impostas ao acusado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fainça,ffiança,fianaç,fiannça,fiaçna,finaça,ifança

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fiança

Misspelling Variants of "fiança"

fainça6ffiança7fianaç6fiannça7fiaçna6finaça6ifança6
Misspelling Variants of "fiança"

Frequency rank: #9,681 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fiança"?
"fiança" is spelled F-I-A-N-Ç-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ/.
What does "fiança" mean?
As a noun, "fiança" means: caução
What words are commonly confused with "fiança"?
"fiança" is commonly confused with "finta", "França", "física". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fiança"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fiança" is /ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fiança" come from?
"fiança" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.