fiança
/ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ/
The verdict
“fiança” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #9,681 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,681
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - caução
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fiança |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #9,681 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fiança” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for fiança is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fiança, with forms such as "fainça", "ffiança", and "fianaç". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is fiança, spelled F-I-A-N-Ç-A.
Definition
- 1caução
- 2abonação
- 3no direito civil, contrato em que uma pessoa se obriga a garantir o pagamento da dívida de outra pessoa
- 4no 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fiança - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “fiança”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-I-A-N-Ç-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “finta” - see the side-by-side comparison. fiança vs finta
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.