Which to use
“fechado” is an adjective and “fechar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,724
- “fechado” frequency rank
- #1,978
- “fechar” frequency rank
- 4702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fechado | fechar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seguro com a lingueta da fechadura corrida | cerrar com chave, aldraba, tranca ou outro meio; encerrar; rematar |
Letter map: fechado vs fechar
Shared letters muted; letters that set fechado and fechar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for fechado / fechar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fechado is anadjective and fecharaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fechado is recorded at frequency rank #2,724, classified as anadj, pronounced /fɨ.ˈʃa.du/. fechar is at rank #1,978, tagged as averb.
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 4702, this pair ranks #70,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fechado vs fechar
Shared letters: acefh. Private to "fechado": do. Private to "fechar": r.
"fechado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fechar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fechado" and "fechar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fechado" or "fechar"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "fechado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fechar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fechado" and "fechar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "falhado vs fechado". 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 #70,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.