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Which to use

“feixe” and “filé” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,604
“feixe” frequency rank
#17,797
“filé” frequency rank
38401
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feixe filé
Definition molho empenho

Letter map: feixe vs filé

Shared letters muted; letters that set feixe and filé apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
feixe
4 ch
filé

Spelling & dictionary notes on feixe vs filé

feixe and filé are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feixe is recorded at frequency rank #20,604, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɐj.ʃɨ/. filé is at rank #17,797, tagged as anoun.

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 38401, this pair ranks #28,066 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feixe vs filé

Shared letters: fi. Private to "feixe": ex. Private to "filé": .

"feixe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "filé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feixeefixe · feiex · feixxe · fexie · ffeixe · fiexe

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "feixe" and "filé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "feixe" or "filé"?
"filé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,797 in our Portuguese list, against #20,604 for "feixe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "feixe" vs "filé" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "feixe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "filé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #28,066 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feixe" and "filé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs filé". 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 #28,066 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list