Which to use
“fil” is a noun and “fixa” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,592
- “fil” frequency rank
- #7,641
- “fixa” frequency rank
- 43233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fil | fixa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fio | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fixar |
Letter map: fil vs fixa
Shared letters muted; letters that set fil and fixa apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for fil / fixa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fil is anoun and fixaaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43233, 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/. fixa is at rank #7,641, tagged as averb.
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 43233, this pair ranks #22,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fil vs fixa
Shared letters: fi. Private to "fil": l. Private to "fixa": ax.
"fil" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fixa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fixa ← ffixa · fiax · fixxa · fxia · ifxa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fil" for "fixa" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fil" or "fixa"?
Useful next steps
Pair "fil" vs "fixa" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fil" and "fixa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fil 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 #22,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.