franja

//ˈfɾɐ̃.ʒɐ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,889

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

franja is aPortuguesenoun. It means: cabelo que cai liso sobre a testa Pronounced /ˈfɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/. Often confused with frank and fronha.

Key facts for franja
PropertyValue
Headwordfranja
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,889
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of franja in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for franja is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,889 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for franja, with forms such as "farnja", "ffranja", and "frajna". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "frank", "fronha", "fraga", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is franja, spelled F-R-A-N-J-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    cabelo que cai liso sobre a testa
  2. 2
    cadilhos de toalhas, guardanapos, bandas, etc
  3. 3
    obra de passamanaria formada com fios ou cordões

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: farnja,ffranja,frajna,franaj,franjja,frannja,frnaja,frranja,rfanja

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for franja

Misspelling Variants of "franja"

farnja6ffranja7frajna6franaj6franjja7frannja7frnaja6frranja7
Misspelling Variants of "franja"

Frequency rank: #20,889 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "franja"?
"franja" is spelled F-R-A-N-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/.
What does "franja" mean?
As a noun, "franja" means: cabelo que cai liso sobre a testa
What words are commonly confused with "franja"?
"franja" is commonly confused with "frank", "fronha", "fraga". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "franja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "franja" is /ˈfɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "franja" come from?
"franja" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter F in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.