Which to use
“feriado” is a noun and “furado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,690
- “feriado” frequency rank
- #19,160
- “furado” frequency rank
- 22850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feriado | furado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dia de descanso, instituído pelo poder civil ou religioso, em que são suspensas as atividades públicas e particulares | aquele ou aquilo que recebeu um ou mais furos |
Letter map: feriado vs furado
Shared letters muted; letters that set feriado and furado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. feriado runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against furado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - feriado and furado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feriado is anoun and furadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feriado is recorded at frequency rank #3,690, classified as anoun. furado is at rank #19,160, tagged as anadj, pronounced /fu.ˈɾa.du/.
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 22850, this pair ranks #47,088 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feriado vs furado
Shared letters: adfor. Private to "feriado": ei. Private to "furado": u.
"feriado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "furado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feriado" and "furado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "feriado" vs "furado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "feriado" and "furado".
- Full dictionary entry for "feriado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,088 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feriado" and "furado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figurado vs furado". 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 #47,088 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.