# filial vs filiar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### filial
*adjective · IPA /fi.ˈljaɫ/ · frequency rank #13,302*
próprio de ou relativo a filho:

### filiar
*verb · IPA /fi.ˈljaɾ/ · frequency rank #41,026*
tomar como filho, adotar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/filial-vs-filiar