Which to use
“fígado” and “filão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,298
- “fígado” frequency rank
- #49,976
- “filão” frequency rank
- 56274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fígado | filão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte do organismo animal onde se produzem a secreção biliar e a secreção glicogênica | intrusão de rochas eruptivas em fendas |
Letter map: fígado vs filão
Shared letters muted; letters that set fígado and filão apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. fígado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against filão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on fígado vs filão
fígado and filão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56274, 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/. 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 56274, this pair ranks #10,065 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fígado vs filão
Shared letters: fo. Private to "fígado": adgí. Private to "filão": ilã.
"fígado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "filão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fígado" and "filão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fígado" vs "filão" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "fígado" and "filão". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "fígado" 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 #10,065 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fígado" and "filão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs finado". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,065 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.