Which to use
“Firma” is a noun and “fixa” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,481
- “Firma” frequency rank
- #7,641
- “fixa” frequency rank
- 16122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Firma | fixa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empresa, firma | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fixar |
Letter map: Firma vs fixa
Shared letters muted; letters that set Firma and fixa apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for Firma / fixa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Firma is anoun and fixaaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Firma is recorded at frequency rank #8,481, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɪrma/ ouvir^(fonte ?). fixa is at rank #7,641, tagged as averb.
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 16122, this pair ranks #55,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Firma vs fixa
Shared letters: afi. Private to "Firma": mr. Private to "fixa": x.
"Firma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fixa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Firma" and "fixa" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Firma" vs "fixa" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Firma" vs "fixa" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Firma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Firma" and "fixa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs fixa". 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 #55,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.