# ficar vs fixar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ficar
*verb · IPA /fi.ˈkaχ/ · frequency rank #169*
permanecer num lugar

### fixar
*verb · IPA /fi.ˈksaɾ/ · frequency rank #13,303*
tornar fixo, firme, seguro

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ficar-vs-fixar