frango
/ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/
The verdict
“frango” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #3,990 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,990
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pinto já crescido que ainda não é galo, ou melhor, adolescente
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frango |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,990 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “frango” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for frango is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,990 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for frango, with forms such as "farngo", "ffrango", and "fragno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "frank", "fungo", "frasco", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is frango, spelled F-R-A-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1pinto já crescido que ainda não é galo, ou melhor, adolescente
- 2nome dado em geral ao galináceo assado
- 3rapazola, rapazelho
- 4azelha, desastrado, que não tem muito jeito, que errou
- 5homossexual masculino
- 6ação falha do guarda-redes que permite passar para dentro do gol um lançamento de bola facilmente defensável
- 7pessoa magra e pouco musculosa
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: farngo,ffrango,fragno,franggo,franngo,franog,frnago,frrango,rfango
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frango - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “frango”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-R-A-N-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “frank” - see the side-by-side comparison. frango vs frank
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.