fiança

/ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ/

//ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ// noun

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The verdict

“fiança” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,681
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - caução

Corpus desk

Index PT-fianca · fiança · Portuguese

fiança · rank #9,681 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,681
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH gaga

Nearest frequency peer: gaga (+4 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “fiança”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “fiança” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fiança vs finta
67% similar
fiança vs França
67% similar
fiança vs física
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fiança”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).fiançacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “gaga” (#9,685), “grey” (#9,689), “egípcio” (#9,671). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fiança” fica em #9,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fiança (IPA /ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,681 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  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

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.

fainça2ffiança1fianaç2fiannça1fiaçna2finaça2ifança2
Edit distance from "fiança"

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 "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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

magoar#9,717chover#9,636botões#9,628batido#9,626

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

àquela7 variantsverba7 variantsthere7 variantswater7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list