Which to use
“ficar” is a verb and “filão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #169
- “ficar” frequency rank
- #49,976
- “filão” frequency rank
- 50145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ficar | filão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | permanecer num lugar | intrusão de rochas eruptivas em fendas |
Letter map: ficar vs filão
Shared letters muted; letters that set ficar and filão apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ficar (CVCVC) and filão (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: ficar vs filão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ficar is averb and filãoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ficar is recorded at frequency rank #169, classified as averb, pronounced /fi.ˈkaχ/. filão is at rank #49,976, 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 50145, this pair ranks #14,839 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ficar vs filão
Shared letters: fi. Private to "ficar": acr. Private to "filão": loã.
"ficar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "filão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ficar ← fciar · fficar · fiacr · ficarr · ficcar · ficra · ifcar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ficar" and "filão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ficar" vs "filão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ficar" and "filão".
- Full dictionary entry for "ficar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,839 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ficar" and "filão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs finado". 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 #14,839 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.