Which to use
“filão” and “fusão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,976
- “filão” frequency rank
- #6,886
- “fusão” frequency rank
- 56862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filão | fusão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | intrusão de rochas eruptivas em fendas | o fato de fundir |
Letter map: filão vs fusão
Shared letters muted; letters that set filão and fusão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. filão and fusão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on filão vs fusão
filão and fusão 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 56862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filão is recorded at frequency rank #49,976, classified as anoun. fusão is at rank #6,886, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fu.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 56862, this pair ranks #9,691 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filão vs fusão
Shared letters: foã. Private to "filão": il. Private to "fusão": su.
"filão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "fusão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filão" and "fusão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "filão" or "fusão"?
Useful next steps
Pair "filão" vs "fusão" 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 "fusão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,691 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filão" and "fusão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs finado". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,691 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.