Friday

/ˈfraidi/

//ˈfraidi// noun

The verdict

“Friday” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #13,086 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#13,086
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sexta-feira

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Friday vs frisa
50% similar
Friday vs fritar
50% similar
Friday vs frisar
50% similar

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

Key facts for Friday
PropertyValue
HeadwordFriday
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfraidi/
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,086
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Friday” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Friday lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Friday is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfraidi/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,086 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Friday, with forms such as "ffriday", "firday", and "frdiay". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "frisa", "fritar", "frisar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is Friday, spelled F-R-I-D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    sexta-feira
  2. 2
    Dia dedicado à deusa Vênus, na tradução do francês, espanhol e italiano

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffriday,firday,frdiay,friady,fridayy,fridday,fridya,frriday,rfiday

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Friday - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffriday1firday2frdiay2friady2fridayy1fridday1fridya2frriday1
Edit distance from "Friday"

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 "Friday"?
"Friday" is spelled F-R-I-D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfraidi/.
What does "Friday" mean?
As a noun, "Friday" means: sexta-feira
What words are commonly confused with "Friday"?
"Friday" is commonly confused with "frisa", "fritar", "frisar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Friday"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Friday" is /ˈfraidi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Friday" come from?
"Friday" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Friday”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-R-I-D-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈfraidi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “frisa” - see the side-by-side comparison. Friday vs frisa
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list