Which to use
“fixa” is a verb and “fixo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,641
- “fixa” frequency rank
- #7,409
- “fixo” frequency rank
- 15050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fixa | fixo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fixar | o mesmo que fixado; firme, inamovível, bem preso: |
Letter map: fixa vs fixo
Shared letters muted; letters that set fixa and fixo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for fixa / fixo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fixa is averb and fixoanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “fixa” becomes o in “fixo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fixa is recorded at frequency rank #7,641, classified as averb. fixo is at rank #7,409, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfi.ksu/.
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 15050, this pair ranks #56,884 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fixa vs fixo
Shared letters: fix. Private to "fixa": a. Private to "fixo": o.
"fixa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fixo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fixa" and "fixo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fixa" vs "fixo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "fixa" and "fixo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "fixa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,884 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fixa" and "fixo" 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 #56,884 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.