Which to use
“fiança” and “finta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,681
- “fiança” frequency rank
- #48,933
- “finta” frequency rank
- 58614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiança | finta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caução | drible, movimento que engana o oponente |
Where the eye mixes fiança and finta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fiança runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against finta's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fiança vs finta
A purely visual mix-up. fiança (/ˈfjɐ̃.sɐ/) and finta (/ˈfĩ.tɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58614, 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/. finta is at rank #48,933, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfĩ.tɐ/.
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 58614, this pair ranks #8,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fiança vs finta
Shared letters: afin. Private to "fiança": ç. Private to "finta": t.
"fiança" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "finta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- finta ← ffinta · finat · finnta · fintta · fitna · fnita · ifnta
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fiança" and "finta" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fiança" vs "finta" - which ranks higher?
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 "finta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiança" and "finta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "findo vs finta". 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 #8,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.