fixa

verb

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The verdict

“fixa” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,641. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,641
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fixar

Corpus desk

Index PT-fixa · fixa · Portuguese

fixa · rank #7,641 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,641
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH gasto

Nearest frequency peer: gasto (+3 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 “fixa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fixa” 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).

fixa vs fora
50% similar
fixa vs foda
50% similar
fixa vs fuga
50% similar

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

Key facts for fixa
PropertyValue
Headwordfixa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,641
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fixa”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.fixacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “gasto” (#7,644), “gelado” (#7,645), “estimação” (#7,636). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fixa” fica em #7,641. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around fixa, averb. Corpus frequency is #7,641 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for fixa, with forms such as "ffixa", "fiax", and "fixxa". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fora", "foda", "fuga", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is fixa, spelled F-I-X-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fixar
  2. 2
    segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo fixar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fixa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Fixa logo isso!

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffixa
  • fiax
  • fixxa
  • fxia
  • ifxa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fixa - 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.

ffixa1fiax2fixxa1fxia2ifxa2
Edit distance from "fixa"

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 "fixa"?
"fixa" is spelled F-I-X-A.
What does "fixa" mean?
As a verb, "fixa" means: terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fixar
What words are commonly confused with "fixa"?
"fixa" is commonly confused with "fora", "foda", "fuga". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "fixa" come from?
"fixa" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maré#7,659brad#7,604army#7,594anal#7,592

Similar misspelling depth

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

boxe5 variantsfofo5 variantsfood5 variantspersa5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list