Which to use
“fechado” and “feriado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,064
- “fechado” frequency rank
- #11,229
- “feriado” frequency rank
- 34293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fechado | feriado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de fechar. | Participio de feriar. |
Where the eye mixes fechado and feriado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fechado vs feriado
A purely visual mix-up. fechado ([feˈt͡ʃað̞o]) and feriado ([feˈɾjað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fechado is recorded at frequency rank #23,064, classified as averb, pronounced [feˈt͡ʃað̞o]. feriado is at rank #11,229, tagged as averb, pronounced [feˈɾjað̞o].
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 34293, this pair ranks #192,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fechado vs feriado
Shared letters: adefo. Private to "fechado": ch. Private to "feriado": ir.
"fechado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "feriado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fechado" for "feriado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fechado" vs "feriado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fechado" and "feriado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fechado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feriado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fechado" and "feriado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fechado vs fichado". 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 #192,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.