Which to use
“fixar” is a verb and “fixe” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,303
- “fixar” frequency rank
- #8,337
- “fixe” frequency rank
- 21640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fixar | fixe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tornar fixo, firme, seguro | belo, agradável, bom, muito bom, bonito, confiável, "com estilo" |
Where the eye mixes fixar and fixe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fixar and fixe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fixar is /fi.ˈksaɾ/ while fixe is /ˈfi.ʃɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fixar is recorded at frequency rank #13,303, classified as averb, pronounced /fi.ˈksaɾ/. fixe is at rank #8,337, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfi.ʃɨ/.
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 21640, this pair ranks #48,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fixar vs fixe
Shared letters: fix. Private to "fixar": ar. Private to "fixe": e.
"fixar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fixe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fixar" and "fixe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fixar" vs "fixe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fixar" and "fixe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fixar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fixar" and "fixe" 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 #48,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.