Which to use
“fechar” is a verb and “fecho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,978
- “fechar” frequency rank
- #9,190
- “fecho” frequency rank
- 11168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fechar | fecho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cerrar com chave, aldraba, tranca ou outro meio; encerrar; rematar | qualquer objeto com que se fecha alguma coisa |
Letter map: fechar vs fecho
Shared letters muted; letters that set fechar and fecho apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for fechar / fecho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fechar is averb and fechoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fechar is recorded at frequency rank #1,978, classified as averb. fecho is at rank #9,190, tagged as anoun, pronounced /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 11168, this pair ranks #61,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fechar vs fecho
Shared letters: cefh. Private to "fechar": ar. Private to "fecho": o.
"fechar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fecho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fechar" and "fecho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fechar" vs "fecho" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "fechar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fecho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fechar" and "fecho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fecho vs feição". 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 #61,750 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.