frente

/ˈfɾẽ.tɨ/

//ˈfɾẽ.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“frente” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #276. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#276
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - : fileira, linha avançada de um exército

Corpus desk

Index PT-frente · frente · Portuguese

frente · rank #276 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #276
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH escola

Nearest frequency peer: escola (-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 “frente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “frente” 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).

frente vs frete
83% similar
frente vs fronte
83% similar
frente vs free
67% similar

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

Key facts for frente
PropertyValue
Headwordfrente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɾẽ.tɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#276
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “frente”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).frentecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “escola” (#275), “amor” (#274), “tarde” (#279). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “frente” fica em #276. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around frente (IPA /ˈfɾẽ.tɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #276 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 16 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for frente, with forms such as "fernte", "ffrente", and "frenet". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "frete", "fronte", "free", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is frente, spelled F-R-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    : fileira, linha avançada de um exército
  2. 2
    : local mais próximo das forças inimigas, lugar onde se travam os combates
  3. 3
    a parte anterior de qualquer coisa que tenha reverso
  4. 4
    a parte anterior de qualquer coisa que tenha reverso
  5. 5
    a parte anterior de qualquer coisa que tenha reverso
  6. 6
    a parte anterior de qualquer coisa que tenha reverso
  7. 7
    a parte anterior de qualquer coisa que tenha reverso
  8. 8
    a parte anterior de qualquer coisa que tenha reverso
  9. 9
    (Derivação: sentido figurado): bloco de resistência
  10. 10
    (Derivação: sentido figurado): bloco de resistência
  11. 11
    : lugar onde começa o cascalho, seja qual for o ponto em que ele esteja, a descoberto ou nas grunas
  12. 12
    : o lado por onde começa o texto de um livro
  13. 13
    : o mesmo que corte de abertura
  14. 14
    : quadrúpede (exceto o leão) que se representa mostrando os olhos e as orelhas
  15. 15
    : superfície que marca o contato de duas massas de ar convergentes e de temperaturas diferentes
  16. 16
    , termo de garimpo, indivíduo que dirige os trabalhos de garimpagem

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. a frente do regimento
  2. a frente de um automóvel

Synonyms

cara

Antonyms

costacostasretaguardatraseira

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fernte
  • ffrente
  • frenet
  • frennte
  • frentte
  • fretne
  • frnete
  • frrente
  • rfente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fernte2ffrente1frenet2frennte1frentte1fretne2frnete2frrente1
Edit distance from "frente"

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 "frente"?
"frente" is spelled F-R-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɾẽ.tɨ/.
What does "frente" mean?
As a noun, "frente" means: : fileira, linha avançada de um exército
What words are commonly confused with "frente"?
"frente" is commonly confused with "frete", "fronte", "free". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "frente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frente" is /ˈfɾẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frente" come from?
"frente" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

escola#275número#266região#289partir#298

Similar misspelling depth

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

direito9 variantsjaneiro9 variantscentro9 variantsdentro9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list