figovsfindoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: figo is a noun, findo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“figo” is a noun and “findo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,609
“figo” frequency rank
#39,156
“findo” frequency rank
71765
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature figo findo
Definition figo que encerrou(-se), que acabou(-se), passou(-se)

Letter map: figo vs findo

Shared letters muted; letters that set figo and findo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. figo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against findo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
figo
5 ch
findo

Role in the sentence - figo and findo

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: figo is anoun and findoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71765, 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/. findo is at rank #39,156, tagged as anadj.

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 71765, this pair ranks #3,246 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of figo vs findo

Shared letters: fio. Private to "figo": g. Private to "findo": dn.

"figo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "findo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • figo ← ffigo · fgio · figgo · fiog · ifgo
  • findo ← ffindo · fidno · finddo · finndo · finod · fnido · ifndo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "figo" and "findo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "figo" is a noun and "findo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "figo" or "findo"?
"figo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,609 in our Portuguese list, against #39,156 for "findo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "figo" and "findo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "figo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "findo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #3,246 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "figo" and "findo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs findo". 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 #3,246 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list