Which to use
“fiável” is an adjective and “fivela” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,157
- “fiável” frequency rank
- #41,510
- “fivela” frequency rank
- 71667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiável | fivela |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquilo em que se pode acreditar, crer, confiar | peça metálica com fuzilhão em que se prende uma correia ou fita |
Letter map: fiável vs fivela
Shared letters muted; letters that set fiável and fivela apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. fiável (CVVCVC) and fivela (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for fiável / fivela
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fiável is anadjective and fivelaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiável is recorded at frequency rank #30,157, classified as anadj. fivela is at rank #41,510, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fi.ˈvɛ.lɐ/.
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 71667, this pair ranks #3,276 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fiável vs fivela
Shared letters: efilv. Private to "fiável": á. Private to "fivela": a.
"fiável" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "fivela" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fivela ← ffivela · fievla · fiveal · fivella · fivlea · fivvela · fviela · ifvela
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fiável" and "fivela" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fiável" vs "fivela" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fiável" and "fivela".
- Full dictionary entry for "fiável" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fivela" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,276 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiável" and "fivela" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "favela vs fivela". 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 #3,276 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.