Which to use
“filé” is a noun and “fixa” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,797
- “filé” frequency rank
- #7,641
- “fixa” frequency rank
- 25438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filé | fixa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empenho | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fixar |
Letter map: filé vs fixa
Shared letters muted; letters that set filé and fixa apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - filé and fixa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: filé is anoun and fixaaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filé is recorded at frequency rank #17,797, classified as anoun. fixa is at rank #7,641, tagged as averb.
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 25438, this pair ranks #43,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filé vs fixa
Shared letters: fi. Private to "filé": lé. Private to "fixa": ax.
"filé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fixa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fixa ← ffixa · fiax · fixxa · fxia · ifxa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filé" and "fixa" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "filé" vs "fixa" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "filé" vs "fixa" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "filé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filé" and "fixa" 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 #43,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.