Which to use
“few” and “free” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,283
- “few” frequency rank
- #3,331
- “free” frequency rank
- 41614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | few | free |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pouco; poucos | ver gratuito, de graça |
Letter map: few vs free
Shared letters muted; letters that set few and free apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - few / free
few and free are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
few is recorded at frequency rank #38,283, classified as anadj. free is at rank #3,331, tagged as anadj.
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 41614, this pair ranks #24,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of few vs free
Shared letters: ef. Private to "few": w. Private to "free": r.
"few" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "free" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- free ← fere · ffree · fre · frree · rfee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "few" and "free" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "few" vs "free" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "few" vs "free" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "few" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "free" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "few" and "free" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fern vs few". 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 #24,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.