frango

Name: frango, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/

//ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“frango” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,990
frequency rank, Portuguese: 853
“F” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pinto já crescido que ainda não é galo, ou melhor, adolescente

Corpus desk

Index PT-frango · frango · Portuguese

frango · rank #3,990 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #3,990
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 853
PHOTO-FINISH ficha

Nearest frequency peer: ficha (-2 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.

doze

96,019
esquerdo

96,016
evidência

96,014
ficha

96,013
frango

96,011
gostoso

96,009

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

frango vs frank

67% similar

frango vs fungo

67% similar

frango vs frasco

67% similar

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

Key facts for frango
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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “frango”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).frangocai aqui:

#3,990

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ficha” (#3,988), “gostoso” (#3,992), “evidência” (#3,987). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “frango” fica em #3,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around frango (IPA /ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,990 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

1
pinto já crescido que ainda não é galo, ou melhor, adolescente
2
nome dado em geral ao galináceo assado
3
rapazola, rapazelho
4
azelha, desastrado, que não tem muito jeito, que errou
5
homossexual masculino
6
ação falha do guarda-redes que permite passar para dentro do gol um lançamento de bola facilmente defensável
7
pessoa magra e pouco musculosa

Synonyms

nabopenosaperu

This word in other languages

pollo(Español)poulet(Français)

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.

Edit distance from "frango"

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 "frango"?

"frango" is spelled F-R-A-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/.

What does "frango" mean?

As a noun, "frango" means: pinto já crescido que ainda não é galo, ou melhor, adolescente

What words are commonly confused with "frango"?

"frango" is commonly confused with "frank", "fungo", "frasco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "frango"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frango" is /ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "frango" come from?

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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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