fido

/ˈfiː.doː/

//ˈfiː.doː// verb

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The verdict

“fido” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,214 among 1,704 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,214
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,704
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - confiar, ter confiança.

Key facts for fido
PropertyValue
Headwordfido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈfiː.doː/
Letters4
Frequency rank#73,214
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fido” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fido lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fido is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,214 among 1,704 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈfiː.doː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "confiar, ter confiança.".

No misspelling variants are generated for fido in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is fido, spelled F-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    confiar, ter confiança.

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 "fido"?
"fido" is spelled F-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfiː.doː/.
What does "fido" mean?
As a verb, "fido" means: confiar, ter confiança.
How do you pronounce "fido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fido" is /ˈfiː.doː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fido" come from?
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Using “fido”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-I-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈfiː.doː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list