Which to use
“filão” is a noun and “findo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,976
- “filão” frequency rank
- #39,156
- “findo” frequency rank
- 89132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filão | findo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | intrusão de rochas eruptivas em fendas | que encerrou(-se), que acabou(-se), passou(-se) |
Letter map: filão vs findo
Shared letters muted; letters that set filão and findo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. filão (CVCVV) and findo (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: filão vs findo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: filão is anoun and findoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filão is recorded at frequency rank #49,976, classified as anoun. findo is at rank #39,156, tagged as anadj.
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 89132, this pair ranks #347 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filão vs findo
Shared letters: fio. Private to "filão": lã. Private to "findo": dn.
"filão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "findo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- findo ← ffindo · fidno · finddo · finndo · finod · fnido · ifndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filão" and "findo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "filão" vs "findo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "filão" vs "findo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "filão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "findo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filão" and "findo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs finado". 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 #347 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.