Which to use
“fra” is a noun and “from” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,765
- “fra” frequency rank
- #26
- “from” frequency rank
- 25791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fra | from |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A title of a friar or monk: brother. | Used to indicate source or provenance. |
Where the eye mixes fra and from
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fra vs from
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fra is /fɹɑː/ while from is /fɹɒm/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fra is recorded at frequency rank #25,765, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɹɑː/. from is at rank #26, tagged as aprep, pronounced /fɹɒm/.
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 25791, this pair ranks #391,591 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fra vs from
Shared letters: fr. Private to "fra": a. Private to "from": mo.
"fra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "from" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- from ← ffrom · frmo · frrom · rfom
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fra" for "from" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fra" vs "from" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fra" and "from" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "from" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,591 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fra" and "from" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foh vs fra". 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 #391,591 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.