Which to use
“fiança” and “fiasco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,681
- “fiança” frequency rank
- #22,035
- “fiasco” frequency rank
- 31716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiança | fiasco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caução | fracasso |
Where the eye mixes fiança and fiasco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fiança and fiasco follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses fiança with fiasco
A purely visual mix-up. fiança (/ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ/) and fiasco (/ˈfjaʃ.ku/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiança is recorded at frequency rank #9,681, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ/. fiasco is at rank #22,035, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfjaʃ.ku/.
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 31716, this pair ranks #36,274 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fiança vs fiasco
Shared letters: afi. Private to "fiança": nç. Private to "fiasco": cos.
"fiança" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "fiasco" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fiasco ← faisco · ffiasco · fiacso · fiascco · fiasoc · fiassco · fisaco · ifasco
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fiança" for "fiasco" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fiança" or "fiasco"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fiança" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fiasco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,274 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiança" and "fiasco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fiasco vs fosco". 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 #36,274 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.