Which to use
“filé” is a noun and “fixe” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,797
- “filé” frequency rank
- #8,337
- “fixe” frequency rank
- 26134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filé | fixe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empenho | belo, agradável, bom, muito bom, bonito, confiável, "com estilo" |
Letter map: filé vs fixe
Shared letters muted; letters that set filé and fixe apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: filé vs fixe
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: filé is anoun and fixeanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filé is recorded at frequency rank #17,797, classified as anoun. fixe is at rank #8,337, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfi.ʃɨ/.
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 26134, this pair ranks #43,061 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filé vs fixe
Shared letters: fi. Private to "filé": lé. Private to "fixe": ex.
"filé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fixe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fixe ← ffixe · fiex · fixxe · fxie · ifxe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filé" and "fixe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "filé" vs "fixe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "filé" and "fixe".
- Full dictionary entry for "filé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,061 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filé" and "fixe" 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 #43,061 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.