Which to use
“filmar” and “fixar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,408
- “filmar” frequency rank
- #13,303
- “fixar” frequency rank
- 20711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filmar | fixar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transpor imagens para película, paraposterior reprodução; gravar (imagens) | tornar fixo, firme, seguro |
Where the eye mixes filmar and fixar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. filmar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against fixar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses filmar with fixar
A purely visual mix-up. filmar (/fiɫ.ˈmaɾ/) and fixar (/fi.ˈksaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filmar is recorded at frequency rank #7,408, classified as averb, pronounced /fiɫ.ˈmaɾ/. fixar is at rank #13,303, tagged as averb, pronounced /fi.ˈksaɾ/.
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 20711, this pair ranks #49,727 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filmar vs fixar
Shared letters: afir. Private to "filmar": lm. Private to "fixar": x.
"filmar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fixar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filmar" for "fixar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filmar" vs "fixar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "filmar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,727 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filmar" and "fixar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs fixar". 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 #49,727 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.