fisco

/ˈfiʃ.ku/

//ˈfiʃ.ku// noun

The verdict

“fisco” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #38,286. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,286
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - recursos destinados à manutenção do príncipe da Roma Imperial

Corpus desk

Index PT-fisco · fisco · Portuguese

fisco · rank #38,286 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,286
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH flesh

Nearest frequency peer: flesh (+2 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 “fisco”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fisco” 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).

fisco vs foco
60% similar
fisco vs fixo
60% similar
fisco vs fish
60% similar

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

Key facts for fisco
PropertyValue
Headwordfisco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfiʃ.ku/
Letters5
Frequency rank#38,286
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fisco”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “flesh” (#38,288), “few” (#38,283), “fluorescente” (#38,290). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fisco” fica em #38,286. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fisco (IPA /ˈfiʃ.ku/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,286 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fisco, with forms such as "ffisco", "ficso", and "fiscco". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "foco", "fixo", "fish", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is fisco, spelled F-I-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    recursos destinados à manutenção do príncipe da Roma Imperial
  2. 2
    conjunto de órgãos públicos que arrecadam e fiscalizam impostos, taxas, etc
  3. 3
    o dinheiro arrecadado através do fisco²

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffisco
  • ficso
  • fiscco
  • fisoc
  • fissco
  • fsico
  • ifsco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fisco - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffisco1ficso2fiscco1fisoc2fissco1fsico2ifsco2
Edit distance from "fisco"

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 "fisco"?
"fisco" is spelled F-I-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfiʃ.ku/.
What does "fisco" mean?
As a noun, "fisco" means: recursos destinados à manutenção do príncipe da Roma Imperial
What words are commonly confused with "fisco"?
"fisco" is commonly confused with "foco", "fixo", "fish". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fisco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fisco" is /ˈfiʃ.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fisco" come from?
"fisco" 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 "fisco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list