Which to use
“filé” and “fita” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,797
- “filé” frequency rank
- #3,905
- “fita” frequency rank
- 21702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filé | fita |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empenho | objeto de plástico que serve para reproduzir filmes |
Letter map: filé vs fita
Shared letters muted; letters that set filé and fita apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: filé and fita
filé and fita 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 21702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filé is recorded at frequency rank #17,797, classified as anoun. fita is at rank #3,905, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfi.tɐ/.
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 21702, this pair ranks #48,482 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filé vs fita
Shared letters: fi. Private to "filé": lé. Private to "fita": at.
"filé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fita" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fita ← ffita · fiat · fitta · ftia · ifta
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filé" for "fita" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "filé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fita" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,482 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filé" and "fita" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs filé". 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 #48,482 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.