Which to use
“fecho” and “flecha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,190
- “fecho” frequency rank
- #12,251
- “flecha” frequency rank
- 21441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fecho | flecha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualquer objeto com que se fecha alguma coisa | arma longa, fina, geralmente pontiaguda, lançada por um arco, com penas na traseira para controlar o voo |
Where the eye mixes fecho and flecha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fecho with flecha
A purely visual mix-up. fecho (/ˈfɐj.ʃu/) and flecha (/ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fecho is recorded at frequency rank #9,190, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɐj.ʃu/. flecha is at rank #12,251, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/.
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 21441, this pair ranks #48,820 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fecho vs flecha
Shared letters: cefh. Private to "fecho": o. Private to "flecha": al.
"fecho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "flecha" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fecho" and "flecha" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fecho" or "flecha"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fecho" and "flecha" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fecho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flecha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,820 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fecho" and "flecha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flecha vs flesh". 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 #48,820 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.