Which to use
“facto” and “fração” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,780
- “facto” frequency rank
- #13,520
- “fração” frequency rank
- 15300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | facto | fração |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coisa realizada: ato, feito | ato de quebrar ou dividir uma coisa |
Where the eye mixes facto and fração
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. facto runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fração's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses facto with fração
A purely visual mix-up. facto (/ˈfak.tu/) and fração (/fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
facto is recorded at frequency rank #1,780, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfak.tu/. fração is at rank #13,520, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15300, this pair ranks #56,560 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of facto vs fração
Shared letters: afo. Private to "facto": ct. Private to "fração": rãç.
"facto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fração" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- facto ← afcto · faccto · facot · factto · fatco · fcato · ffacto
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "facto" and "fração" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "facto" or "fração" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "facto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fração" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,560 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "facto" and "fração" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feição vs fração". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #56,560 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.