Which to use
“fila” is a noun and “fixa” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,079
- “fila” frequency rank
- #7,641
- “fixa” frequency rank
- 10720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fila | fixa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sequência de pessoas ou coisas dispostas de forma organizada, em linha; enfiada | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fixar |
Letter map: fila vs fixa
Shared letters muted; letters that set fila and fixa apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - fila and fixa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fila is anoun and fixaaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - l in “fila” becomes x in “fixa”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10720, 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/. 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 10720, this pair ranks #62,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fila vs fixa
Shared letters: afi. Private to "fila": l. Private to "fixa": x.
"fila" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fixa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fila" for "fixa" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fila" vs "fixa" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "fila" vs "fixa" 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 "fixa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fila" and "fixa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs fixa". 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 #62,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.