firmado

adj

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The verdict

“firmado” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #12,893 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#12,893
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que se firmou

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

firmado vs firmar
71% similar
firmado vs furado
71% similar
firmado vs fumado
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for firmado
PropertyValue
Headwordfirmado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,893
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “firmado” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). firmado lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for firmado is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #12,893 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for firmado, with forms such as "ffirmado", "fimrado", and "firamdo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "firmar", "furado", "fumado", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is firmado, spelled F-I-R-M-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se firmou
  2. 2
    que se fixou, prendeu
  3. 3
    fixado, preso
  4. 4
    que foi assinado, geralmente estabelecendo um compromisso entre duas pessoas, instituições, países; pactuado
  5. 5
    que se determinou por vias legais
  6. 6
    com firmeza
  7. 7
    cimentado, imobilizado
  8. 8
    bem apoiado; escorado
  9. 9
    sem movimento nem maneira de se movimentar; parado
  10. 10
    que recebeu validação, aprovação; sancionado
  11. 11
    tornado mais seguro, protegido; fortificado
  12. 12
    com assinatura reconhecida
  13. 13
    designa a cruz cujas hastes tocam os extremos do escudo

Synonyms

acordadoajustadoaprovadoassinadocertocimentadoescoradoestabelecidofortificadoimobilizadopactuadoparadopresosancionado

Antonyms

continuadodesajustadoerradoinstávelmobilizadomolereprovadosolto

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffirmado,fimrado,firamdo,firmaddo,firmaod,firmdao,firmmado,firrmado,frimado,ifrmado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of firmado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffirmado1fimrado2firamdo2firmaddo1firmaod2firmdao2firmmado1firrmado1
Edit distance from "firmado"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "firmado"?
"firmado" is spelled F-I-R-M-A-D-O.
What does "firmado" mean?
As an adjective, "firmado" means: que se firmou
What words are commonly confused with "firmado"?
"firmado" is commonly confused with "firmar", "furado", "fumado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "firmado" come from?
"firmado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “firmado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-I-R-M-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “firmar” - see the side-by-side comparison. firmado vs firmar
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list