Which to use
“figo” and “filão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,609
- “figo” frequency rank
- #49,976
- “filão” frequency rank
- 82585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figo | filão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | figo | intrusão de rochas eruptivas em fendas |
Letter map: figo vs filão
Shared letters muted; letters that set figo and filão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. figo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against filão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: figo and filão
figo 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 82585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figo is recorded at frequency rank #32,609, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfi.ɡɔ/. 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 82585, this pair ranks #1,021 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of figo vs filão
Shared letters: fio. Private to "figo": g. Private to "filão": lã.
"figo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "filão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- figo ← ffigo · fgio · figgo · fiog · ifgo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "figo" and "filão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "figo" or "filão"?
After this comparison
Pair "figo" vs "filão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "figo" 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 #1,021 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figo" 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 #1,021 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.