Which to use
“fada” is a noun and “fixa” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,188
- “fada” frequency rank
- #7,641
- “fixa” frequency rank
- 17829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fada | fixa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | entidade imaginária feminina e voadora, com poderes mágicos | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fixar |
Letter map: fada vs fixa
Shared letters muted; letters that set fada and fixa apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for fada / fixa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fada is anoun and fixaaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fada is recorded at frequency rank #10,188, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfa.dɐ/. fixa is at rank #7,641, tagged as averb.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17829, this pair ranks #53,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fada vs fixa
Shared letters: af. Private to "fada": d. Private to "fixa": ix.
"fada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fixa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fada" for "fixa" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fada" or "fixa" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fada" and "fixa".
- Full dictionary entry for "fada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fada" and "fixa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs fixa". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #53,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.