Which to use
“figo” and “friso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,609
- “figo” frequency rank
- #47,371
- “friso” frequency rank
- 79980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figo | friso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | figo | faixa ou tira ao longo de uma parede usada como ornamento |
Where the eye mixes figo and friso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. figo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against friso's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between figo and friso
A purely visual mix-up. figo (/ˈfi.ɡɔ/) and friso (/ˈfɾi.zu/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79980, 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/. friso is at rank #47,371, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾi.zu/.
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 79980, this pair ranks #1,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of figo vs friso
Shared letters: fio. Private to "figo": g. Private to "friso": rs.
"figo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "friso" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "figo" for "friso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "figo" vs "friso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "figo" and "friso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "figo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "friso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figo" and "friso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feioso vs friso". 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 #1,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.