Which to use
“fada” and “fraga” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,188
- “fada” frequency rank
- #16,771
- “fraga” frequency rank
- 26959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fada | fraga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | entidade imaginária feminina e voadora, com poderes mágicos | morango. |
Where the eye mixes fada and fraga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fada and fraga
A purely visual mix-up. fada (/ˈfa.dɐ/) and fraga (/ˈfɾago/.) 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 26959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fada is recorded at frequency rank #10,188, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfa.dɐ/. fraga is at rank #16,771, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾago/..
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 26959, this pair ranks #42,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fada vs fraga
Shared letters: af. Private to "fada": d. Private to "fraga": gr.
"fada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fraga" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fada" for "fraga" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fada" or "fraga"?
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 "fada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fraga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fada" and "fraga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fava vs fraga". 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 #42,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.