Which to use
“falhado” is an adjective and “falhar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,978
- “falhado” frequency rank
- #9,490
- “falhar” frequency rank
- 32468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | falhado | falhar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que possui falhas | rachar |
Letter map: falhado vs falhar
Shared letters muted; letters that set falhado and falhar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. falhado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against falhar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: falhado vs falhar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: falhado is anadjective and falharaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
falhado is recorded at frequency rank #22,978, classified as anadj. falhar is at rank #9,490, tagged as averb, pronounced /fɐ.ˈʎaɾ/.
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 32468, this pair ranks #35,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of falhado vs falhar
Shared letters: afhl. Private to "falhado": do. Private to "falhar": r.
"falhado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "falhar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "falhado" and "falhar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "falhado" or "falhar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "falhado" and "falhar".
- Full dictionary entry for "falhado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "falhar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "falhado" and "falhar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "falhado vs folgado". 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 #35,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.