# fil vs fútil

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### fil
*noun · IPA /fil/ · frequency rank #35,592*
fio

### fútil
*adjective · IPA /ˈfu.tiɫ/ · frequency rank #22,994*
incapaz de produzir qualquer resultado; inútil

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fil-vs-futil