fraude

/ˈfɾaw.d͡ʒi/ [ˈfɾaʊ̯.d͡ʒi]

//ˈfɾaw.d͡ʒi/ [ˈfɾaʊ̯.d͡ʒi]/ noun

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The verdict

“fraude” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,008. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,008
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tipo penal que consiste em obter dinheiro, bens ou vantagem por meio de artifícios e enganação

Corpus desk

Index PT-fraude · fraude · Portuguese

fraude · rank #5,008 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,008
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH forçado

Nearest frequency peer: forçado (-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 “fraude”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fraude” 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).

fraude vs Frau
50% similar
fraude vs frade
83% similar
fraude vs France
50% similar

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

Key facts for fraude
PropertyValue
Headwordfraude
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɾaw.d͡ʒi/ [ˈfɾaʊ̯.d͡ʒi]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,008
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “fraude”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.fraudecai 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 “forçado” (#5,007), “flash” (#5,006), “galinha” (#5,011). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “fraude” fica em #5,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around fraude (IPA /ˈfɾaw.d͡ʒi/ [ˈfɾaʊ̯.d͡ʒi]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,008 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fraude, with forms such as "farude", "ffraude", and "fradue". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Frau", "frade", "France", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is fraude, spelled F-R-A-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    tipo penal que consiste em obter dinheiro, bens ou vantagem por meio de artifícios e enganação
  2. 2
    todo engano ou falsificação cometido em prejuízo alheio
  3. 3
    importação de bens legalmente proibidos ou sem pagamento das taxas aduaneiras
  4. 4
    falsificação de algo
  5. 5
    indivíduo ou coisa que passa por ser o que não é

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fraude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Não assistirá em minha casa aquele que usa de fraude; Diante dos meus olhos não ficará firme aquele que fala mentiras.
  2. Sem discrição não há contrabando. Havia o segredo da fraude como há o Segredo da confissão.

Synonyms

defraudaçãofraudaçãofraudulênciaalicantinaalquimebaldrocaburlacomedeladoloembusteenganoenliçofalcatruagalezialograçãologromofatranegociatasicofantiatrapaçatratadavelhacariacandongacontrabando

This word in other languages

fraud(English)fraude(Español)fraude(Français)Betrug(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • farude
  • ffraude
  • fradue
  • fraudde
  • fraued
  • frraude
  • fruade
  • rfaude

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fraude - 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.

farude2ffraude1fradue2fraudde1fraued2frraude1fruade2rfaude2
Edit distance from "fraude"

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 "fraude"?
"fraude" is spelled F-R-A-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɾaw.d͡ʒi/ [ˈfɾaʊ̯.d͡ʒi].
What does "fraude" mean?
As a noun, "fraude" means: tipo penal que consiste em obter dinheiro, bens ou vantagem por meio de artifícios e enganação
What words are commonly confused with "fraude"?
"fraude" is commonly confused with "Frau", "frade", "France". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fraude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fraude" is /ˈfɾaw.d͡ʒi/ [ˈfɾaʊ̯.d͡ʒi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fraude" come from?
"fraude" 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 "fraude", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

montar#5,028armada#4,974testar#5,046armado#5,061

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

flash8 variantssport8 variantsquinze8 variantspéssimo8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list