# cercado vs cerrado

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cercado
*adjective · IPA /sɨɾ.ˈka.du/ · frequency rank #8,164*
rodeado ou contornado por uma barreira

### cerrado
*adjective · IPA /sɨ.ˈRa.du/ · frequency rank #8,441*
fechado

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cercado-vs-cerrado