Which to use
“fila” and “filé” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,079
- “fila” frequency rank
- #17,797
- “filé” frequency rank
- 20876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fila | filé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sequência de pessoas ou coisas dispostas de forma organizada, em linha; enfiada | empenho |
Letter map: fila vs filé
Shared letters muted; letters that set fila and filé apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: fila and filé
fila and filé 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 a single letter - a in “fila” becomes é in “filé”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fila is recorded at frequency rank #3,079, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfi.lɐ/. filé is at rank #17,797, 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 20876, this pair ranks #49,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fila vs filé
Shared letters: fil. Private to "fila": a. Private to "filé": é.
"fila" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "filé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fila ← ffila · fial · filla · flia · ifla
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fila" and "filé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fila" or "filé"?
After this comparison
Pair "fila" vs "filé" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fila" and "filé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs filé". 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 #49,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.