Which to use
“fixo” is an adjective and “fluxo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,409
- “fixo” frequency rank
- #3,012
- “fluxo” frequency rank
- 10421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fixo | fluxo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que fixado; firme, inamovível, bem preso: | movimento |
Where the eye mixes fixo and fluxo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fixo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against fluxo's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fixo vs fluxo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fixo is /ˈfi.ksu/ while fluxo is /ˈflu.ksu/. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fixo is recorded at frequency rank #7,409, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfi.ksu/. fluxo is at rank #3,012, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈflu.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 10421, this pair ranks #62,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fixo vs fluxo
Shared letters: fox. Private to "fixo": i. Private to "fluxo": lu.
"fixo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fluxo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fixo" for "fluxo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fixo" vs "fluxo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fixo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fluxo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fixo" and "fluxo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs fixo". 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 #62,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.