frasco

/ˈfɾaʃ.ku/

//ˈfɾaʃ.ku// noun

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The verdict

“frasco” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,338. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,338
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vaso de vidro com gargalo estreito

Corpus desk

Index PT-frasco · frasco · Portuguese

frasco · rank #15,338 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,338
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH every

Nearest frequency peer: every (-9 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 “frasco”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “frasco” 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).

frasco vs friso
67% similar
frasco vs fresco
83% similar
frasco vs fresca
67% similar

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

Key facts for frasco
PropertyValue
Headwordfrasco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɾaʃ.ku/
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,338
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “frasco”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.frascocai 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 “every” (#15,329), “estante” (#15,327), “espontâneo” (#15,326). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “frasco” fica em #15,338. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around frasco (IPA /ˈfɾaʃ.ku/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,338 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for frasco, with forms such as "farsco", "ffrasco", and "fracso". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "friso", "fresco", "fresca", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is frasco, spelled F-R-A-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    vaso de vidro com gargalo estreito
  2. 2
    ferramenta de ourives para moldar objetos
  3. 3
    prostituta, mulher pouco atraente
  4. 4
    recipiente para líquidos

This word in other languages

flask(English)frasco(Español)flacon(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • farsco
  • ffrasco
  • fracso
  • frascco
  • frasoc
  • frassco
  • frrasco
  • frsaco
  • rfasco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of frasco - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

farsco2ffrasco1fracso2frascco1frasoc2frassco1frrasco1frsaco2
Edit distance from "frasco"

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 "frasco"?
"frasco" is spelled F-R-A-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɾaʃ.ku/.
What does "frasco" mean?
As a noun, "frasco" means: vaso de vidro com gargalo estreito
What words are commonly confused with "frasco"?
"frasco" is commonly confused with "friso", "fresco", "fresca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frasco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frasco" is /ˈfɾaʃ.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frasco" come from?
"frasco" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dotado#15,315letivo#15,379concha#15,285church#15,277

Similar misspelling depth

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

egoísmo9 variantsouvinte9 variantsvelório9 variantssaudação9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list