Which to use
“falhado” and “fechado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,978
- “falhado” frequency rank
- #2,724
- “fechado” frequency rank
- 25702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | falhado | fechado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que possui falhas | seguro com a lingueta da fechadura corrida |
Letter map: falhado vs fechado
Shared letters muted; letters that set falhado and fechado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on falhado vs fechado
falhado and fechado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
falhado is recorded at frequency rank #22,978, classified as anadj. fechado is at rank #2,724, tagged as anadj, pronounced /fɨ.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 25702, this pair ranks #43,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of falhado vs fechado
Shared letters: adfho. Private to "falhado": l. Private to "fechado": ce.
"falhado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fechado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "falhado" and "fechado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "falhado" or "fechado"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "falhado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fechado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "falhado" and "fechado" 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 #43,564 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.