# fax vs fil

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### fax
*noun · IPA /ˈfaks/ · frequency rank #14,370*
aparelho transmissor e receptor de documentos em fac-símile

### fil
*noun · IPA /fil/ · frequency rank #35,592*
fio

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fax-vs-fil