Which to use
“desenho” and “desfecho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,879
- “desenho” frequency rank
- #12,864
- “desfecho” frequency rank
- 14743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desenho | desfecho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de linhas e pontos sobre um plano que formam uma imagem ou ilustração | conclusão ou remate de um drama, poema, etc |
Where the eye mixes desenho and desfecho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: desenho vs desfecho
A purely visual mix-up. desenho (/de.ˈze.ɲu/) and desfecho (/dɨʃ.ˈfɐj.ʃu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desenho is recorded at frequency rank #1,879, classified as anoun, pronounced /de.ˈze.ɲu/. desfecho is at rank #12,864, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɨʃ.ˈfɐj.ʃu/.
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 14743, this pair ranks #57,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of desenho vs desfecho
Shared letters: dehos. Private to "desenho": n. Private to "desfecho": cf.
"desenho" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "desfecho" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desenho" and "desfecho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "desenho" vs "desfecho" - 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 "desenho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desfecho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desenho" and "desfecho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desenho vs detento". 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 #57,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.