fraco

/ˈfɾa.ku/

//ˈfɾa.ku// adj

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The verdict

“fraco” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,401. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,401
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sem força

Corpus desk

Index PT-fraco · fraco · Portuguese

fraco · rank #3,401 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,401
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH gerar

Nearest frequency peer: gerar (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “fraco”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “fraco” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fraco vs frio
60% similar
fraco vs Frau
40% similar
fraco vs frank
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fraco
PropertyValue
Headwordfraco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈfɾa.ku/
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,401
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fraco”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.fracocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “gerar” (#3,402), “fazemos” (#3,399), “gravação” (#3,404). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fraco” fica em #3,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fraco (IPA /ˈfɾa.ku/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,401 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fraco, with forms such as "farco", "ffraco", and "fracco". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "frio", "Frau", "frank", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is fraco, spelled F-R-A-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sem força
  2. 2
    delicado, débil, franzino
  3. 3
    insignificante
  4. 4
    não intenso, não profundo
  5. 5
    com carga elétrica em nível baixo (pilha, bateria etc)
  6. 6
    sem moral, sem firmeza, sem determinação, sem persistência, sem vontade

Antonyms

forte

This word in other languages

weak(English)débil(Español)faible(Français)schmächtig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • farco
  • ffraco
  • fracco
  • fraoc
  • frcao
  • frraco
  • rfaco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fraco - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

farco2ffraco1fracco1fraoc2frcao2frraco1rfaco2
Edit distance from "fraco"

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 "fraco"?
"fraco" is spelled F-R-A-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɾa.ku/.
What does "fraco" mean?
As an adjective, "fraco" means: sem força
What words are commonly confused with "fraco"?
"fraco" is commonly confused with "frio", "Frau", "frank". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fraco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fraco" is /ˈfɾa.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fraco" come from?
"fraco" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gerar#3,402greve#3,406elite#3,389junta#3,417

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

aceito7 variantssalto7 variantsvidro7 variantsbordo7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list