Which to use
“figo” is a noun and “fit” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,609
- “figo” frequency rank
- #21,187
- “fit” frequency rank
- 53796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figo | fit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | figo | em boa forma |
Letter map: figo vs fit
Shared letters muted; letters that set figo and fit apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. figo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against fit's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - figo and fit
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: figo is anoun and fitanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53796, 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/. fit is at rank #21,187, 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 53796, this pair ranks #11,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of figo vs fit
Shared letters: fi. Private to "figo": go. Private to "fit": t.
"figo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fit" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- figo ← ffigo · fgio · figgo · fiog · ifgo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "figo" for "fit" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "figo" or "fit" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "figo" and "fit". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "figo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figo" and "fit" 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 #11,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.