Which to use
“filão” is a noun and “fodão” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,976
- “filão” frequency rank
- #37,813
- “fodão” frequency rank
- 87789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filão | fodão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | intrusão de rochas eruptivas em fendas | diz-se de quem fode muito |
Letter map: filão vs fodão
Shared letters muted; letters that set filão and fodão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. filão and fodão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - filão and fodão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: filão is anoun and fodãoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filão is recorded at frequency rank #49,976, classified as anoun. fodão is at rank #37,813, tagged as anadj, pronounced /fo.'doŋ/.
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 87789, this pair ranks #457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filão vs fodão
Shared letters: foã. Private to "filão": il. Private to "fodão": d.
"filão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fodão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filão" and "fodão" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "filão" or "fodão"?
Useful next steps
Pair "filão" vs "fodão" 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 "fodão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filão" and "fodão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs finado". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.