Which to use
“filão” and “fisco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,976
- “filão” frequency rank
- #38,286
- “fisco” frequency rank
- 88262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filão | fisco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | intrusão de rochas eruptivas em fendas | recursos destinados à manutenção do príncipe da Roma Imperial |
Letter map: filão vs fisco
Shared letters muted; letters that set filão and fisco apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. filão (CVCVV) and fisco (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on filão vs fisco
filão and fisco 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filão is recorded at frequency rank #49,976, classified as anoun. fisco is at rank #38,286, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfiʃ.ku/.
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 88262, this pair ranks #415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filão vs fisco
Shared letters: fio. Private to "filão": lã. Private to "fisco": cs.
"filão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fisco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fisco ← ffisco · ficso · fiscco · fisoc · fissco · fsico · ifsco
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filão" for "fisco" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filão" vs "fisco" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "filão" and "fisco". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "filão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fisco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filão" and "fisco" 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 #415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.