Which to use
“filho” and “findo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #245
- “filho” frequency rank
- #39,156
- “findo” frequency rank
- 39401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filho | findo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | procedente, resultante | que encerrou(-se), que acabou(-se), passou(-se) |
Letter map: filho vs findo
Shared letters muted; letters that set filho and findo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. filho and findo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on filho vs findo
filho and findo 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 39401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filho is recorded at frequency rank #245, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfi.ʎu/. findo is at rank #39,156, tagged as anadj.
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 39401, this pair ranks #26,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filho vs findo
Shared letters: fio. Private to "filho": hl. Private to "findo": dn.
"filho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "findo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "filho" vs "findo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "filho" and "findo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "filho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "findo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filho" and "findo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs findo". 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 #26,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.