Which to use
“feriado” and “ferida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,690
- “feriado” frequency rank
- #6,064
- “ferida” frequency rank
- 9754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feriado | ferida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dia de descanso, instituído pelo poder civil ou religioso, em que são suspensas as atividades públicas e particulares | ato ou efeito de ferir |
Letter map: feriado vs ferida
Shared letters muted; letters that set feriado and ferida apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: feriado and ferida
feriado and ferida 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feriado is recorded at frequency rank #3,690, classified as anoun. ferida is at rank #6,064, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fe.ˈɾi.dɐ/.
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 9754, this pair ranks #63,555 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feriado vs ferida
Shared letters: adefir. Private to "feriado": o. Private to "ferida": -.
"feriado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "ferida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feriado" and "ferida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feriado" vs "ferida" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "feriado" vs "ferida" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "feriado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ferida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,555 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feriado" and "ferida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ferida vs ferra". 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 #63,555 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.