fronte

//ˈfɾõ.tɨ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,397

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

fronte is aPortuguesenoun. It means: parte superior do rosto (desde a raiz dos cabelos até às sobrancelhas) Pronounced /ˈfɾõ.tɨ/. Often confused with frota and forte.

Key facts for fronte
PropertyValue
Headwordfronte
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɾõ.tɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,397
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fronte in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for fronte is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfɾõ.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,397 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for fronte, with forms such as "ffronte", "fornte", and "frnote". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "frota", "forte", "fonte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is fronte, spelled F-R-O-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte superior do rosto (desde a raiz dos cabelos até às sobrancelhas)
  2. 2
    testa
  3. 3
    fachada
  4. 4
    frente
  5. 5
    área mais à frente numa cercania ocupada por um contingente que está limítrofe com outra com inimigos e onde o combate se deflagra ou está a ocorrer
  6. 6
    local onde ocorre o embate contra força inimiga
  7. 7
    parte de uma força operacional militar ou similar que atua mais dianteiramente em relação ao inimigo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffronte,fornte,frnote,fronet,fronnte,frontte,frotne,frronte,rfonte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fronte

Misspelling Variants of "fronte"

ffronte7fornte6frnote6fronet6fronnte7frontte7frotne6frronte7
Misspelling Variants of "fronte"

Frequency rank: #26,397 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fronte"?
"fronte" is spelled F-R-O-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɾõ.tɨ/.
What does "fronte" mean?
As a noun, "fronte" means: parte superior do rosto (desde a raiz dos cabelos até às sobrancelhas)
What words are commonly confused with "fronte"?
"fronte" is commonly confused with "frota", "forte", "fonte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fronte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fronte" is /ˈfɾõ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fronte" come from?
"fronte" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.