Which to use
“fixa” and “fixar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,641
- “fixa” frequency rank
- #13,303
- “fixar” frequency rank
- 20944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fixa | fixar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fixar | tornar fixo, firme, seguro |
Letter map: fixa vs fixar
Shared letters muted; letters that set fixa and fixar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: fixa and fixar
fixa and fixar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fixa” sits inside “fixar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fixa is recorded at frequency rank #7,641, classified as averb. 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 20944, this pair ranks #49,452 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fixa vs fixar
Shared letters: afix. Private to "fixa": -. Private to "fixar": r.
"fixa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fixar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fixa" and "fixar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fixa" or "fixar" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "fixa" vs "fixar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fixa" 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 #49,452 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fixa" 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 #49,452 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.