Which to use
“acabado” is an adjective and “achado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,157
- “acabado” frequency rank
- #10,114
- “achado” frequency rank
- 15271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabado | achado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | concluído, pronto | ato ou efeito de achar |
Letter map: acabado vs achado
Shared letters muted; letters that set acabado and achado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. acabado runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against achado's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for acabado / achado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: acabado is anadjective and achadoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acabado is recorded at frequency rank #5,157, classified as anadj. achado is at rank #10,114, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈʃa.du/.
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 15271, this pair ranks #56,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acabado vs achado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "acabado": b. Private to "achado": h.
"acabado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "achado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acabado" for "achado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acabado" or "achado"?
After this comparison
Pair "acabado" vs "achado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "acabado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabado" and "achado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achado vs achatado". 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 #56,598 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.