Which to use
“fígado” and “figo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,298
- “fígado” frequency rank
- #32,609
- “figo” frequency rank
- 38907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fígado | figo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte do organismo animal onde se produzem a secreção biliar e a secreção glicogênica | figo |
Where the eye mixes fígado and figo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fígado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against figo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fígado vs figo
A purely visual mix-up. fígado (/ˈfi.ɡɐ.du/) and figo (/ˈfi.ɡɔ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fígado is recorded at frequency rank #6,298, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfi.ɡɐ.du/. figo is at rank #32,609, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfi.ɡɔ/.
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 38907, this pair ranks #27,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fígado vs figo
Shared letters: fgo. Private to "fígado": adí. Private to "figo": i.
"fígado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "figo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- figo ← ffigo · fgio · figgo · fiog · ifgo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fígado" for "figo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fígado" or "figo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fígado" and "figo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fígado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "figo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fígado" and "figo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figo vs filão". 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 #27,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.