Which to use
“filé” is a noun and “flo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,797
- “filé” frequency rank
- #26,750
- “flo” frequency rank
- 44547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filé | flo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empenho | respirar. |
Letter map: filé vs flo
Shared letters muted; letters that set filé and flo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - filé and flo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: filé is anoun and floaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filé is recorded at frequency rank #17,797, classified as anoun. flo is at rank #26,750, tagged as averb, pronounced /floː/.
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 44547, this pair ranks #20,911 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filé vs flo
Shared letters: fl. Private to "filé": ié. Private to "flo": o.
"filé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "flo" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filé" and "flo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "filé" or "flo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "filé" and "flo".
- Full dictionary entry for "filé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,911 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filé" and "flo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs flo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,911 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.