Which to use
“fil” and “filão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,592
- “fil” frequency rank
- #49,976
- “filão” frequency rank
- 85568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fil | filão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fio | intrusão de rochas eruptivas em fendas |
Letter map: fil vs filão
Shared letters muted; letters that set fil and filão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fil runs 3 letters (CVC) against filão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: fil and filão
fil 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 2 extra letter(s) - “fil” sits inside “filão”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fil is recorded at frequency rank #35,592, classified as anoun, pronounced /fil/. 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 85568, this pair ranks #681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fil vs filão
Shared letters: fil. Private to "fil": -. Private to "filão": oã.
"fil" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "filão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fil" and "filão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fil" or "filão"?
What to do next
You've compared "fil" and "filão". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "fil" 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 #681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fil" and "filão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs finado". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.