Which to use
“findo” is an adjective and “fio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,156
- “findo” frequency rank
- #3,904
- “fio” frequency rank
- 43060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | findo | fio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que encerrou(-se), que acabou(-se), passou(-se) | linha |
Letter map: findo vs fio
Shared letters muted; letters that set findo and fio apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for findo / fio
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: findo is anadjective and fioanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
findo is recorded at frequency rank #39,156, classified as anadj. fio is at rank #3,904, tagged as anoun.
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 43060, this pair ranks #22,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of findo vs fio
Shared letters: fio. Private to "findo": dn. Private to "fio": -.
"findo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fio" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- findo ← ffindo · fidno · finddo · finndo · finod · fnido · ifndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "findo" for "fio" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "findo" or "fio" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "findo" vs "fio" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "findo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "findo" and "fio" 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 #22,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.