fraude
Portuguese, noun/ˈfɾaw.d͡ʒi/
fraude is spelled F-R-A-U-D-E (6 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,986th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fraude is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fraud (an act of deception)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of fraudar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tipo penal que consiste em obter dinheiro, bens ou vantagem por meio de artifícios e enganação”.
What does fraude mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefraud (an act of deception)
- 2
femininehoax (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tipo penal que consiste em obter dinheiro, bens ou vantagem por meio de artifícios e enganação 2. todo engano ou falsificação cometido em prejuízo alheio 3. importação de bens legalmente proibidos ou sem pagamento das taxas aduaneiras 4. falsificação de algo
verb: 1. primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo fraudar 2. terceira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo fraudar 3. terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo fraudar 4. terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo negativo do verbo fraudar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fraude
- fraudes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fraude?
- Brazil /ˈfɾaw.d͡ʒi/
- Brazil [ˈfɾaʊ̯.d͡ʒi]
- Portugal /ˈfɾaw.dɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fraude
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fraude in Portuguese?
fraude appears 16 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).