Which to use
“filho” is an adjective and “fisco” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #245
- “filho” frequency rank
- #38,286
- “fisco” frequency rank
- 38531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filho | fisco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | procedente, resultante | recursos destinados à manutenção do príncipe da Roma Imperial |
Where the eye mixes filho and fisco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. filho and fisco follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between filho and fisco
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filho is /ˈfi.ʎu/ while fisco is /ˈfiʃ.ku/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38531, 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/. fisco is at rank #38,286, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfiʃ.ku/.
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 38531, this pair ranks #27,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filho vs fisco
Shared letters: fio. Private to "filho": hl. Private to "fisco": cs.
"filho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fisco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filho" for "fisco" ever safe?
Which is more common, "filho" or "fisco"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "filho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fisco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filho" and "fisco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs fisco". 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 #27,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.