# falhar vs fechar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### falhar
*verb · IPA /fɐ.ˈʎaɾ/ · frequency rank #9,490*
rachar

### fechar
*verb · frequency rank #1,978*
cerrar com chave, aldraba, tranca ou outro meio; encerrar; rematar

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