confrade

/kõ.ˈfɾa.dɨ/

//kõ.ˈfɾa.dɨ// noun

The verdict

“confrade” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #90,841 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,841
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - membro de uma confraria

Corpus desk

Index PT-confrade · confrade · Portuguese

confrade · rank #90,841 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,841
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH congruente

Nearest frequency peer: congruente (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “confrade”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “confrade” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for confrade
PropertyValue
Headwordconfrade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.ˈfɾa.dɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,841
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “confrade” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).confradecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “congruente” (#90,842), “conclamar” (#90,837), “clockwork” (#90,821). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “confrade” fica em #90,841. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

confrade is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #90,841 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kõ.ˈfɾa.dɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for confrade in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is confrade, spelled C-O-N-F-R-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    membro de uma confraria
  2. 2
    correligionário
  3. 3
    colega
  4. 4
    companheiro

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "confrade"?
"confrade" is spelled C-O-N-F-R-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ˈfɾa.dɨ/.
What does "confrade" mean?
As a noun, "confrade" means: membro de uma confraria
How do you pronounce "confrade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confrade" is /kõ.ˈfɾa.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "confrade" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "confrade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list