Portuguese (Brazil) · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "fechado" in Portuguese (Brazil)?

Q: How do you pronounce fechado in Portuguese (Brazil)?

fechado is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /feˈʃa.du/. It means “closed.” feh-SHAH-doo. The ch is "sh," the stress is in the middle, and the final o raises to "oo."

feh-SHAH-doo. The ch is "sh," the stress is in the middle, and the final o raises to "oo."

fechado /feˈʃa.du/

The default handles it: the middle syllable takes the accent. Unlike its opposite "aberto," this participle is perfectly regular — fechar produces fechado exactly as the -ar pattern predicts — which is a small mercy given how often the two words appear side by side on shop doors.

Listen: fechado

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Sound it out

fe An f and a closed e, unstressed and short. It's a light run-up to the syllable that carries the weight.

cha The ch is "sh," as always, and the a behind it is wide open and stressed. This is the loudest and longest part of the word.

do A hard d with an o behind it, ending on "oo." Quick and quiet after the loud, jaw-dropped "shah."

Hear it in a sentence

O banco está fechado hoje.

The bank is closed today.

Listen: O banco está fechado hoje.

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"O banco está fechado hoje" runs the raised final "oo" of the adjective straight into the silent h of "hoje," so the two words link with no break at all. "Banco" contributes a nasal first syllable, giving the sentence a hum in the middle and a soft "zh" at the end.

Where English speakers slip

English ch — "feh-CHAH-doh" — is the predictable error, along with an unraised final o. Both need attention. Spanish speakers additionally reach for "cerrado," a completely different root, and may import its double r as a trill if they try to blend the two words.