Which to use
“fração” and “franco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,520
- “fração” frequency rank
- #3,203
- “franco” frequency rank
- 16723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fração | franco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de quebrar ou dividir uma coisa | francês, pessoa natural da França |
Where the eye mixes fração and franco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fração (CCVCVV) and franco (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses fração with franco
A purely visual mix-up. fração (/fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and franco (/ˈfran.t͡so/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fração is recorded at frequency rank #13,520, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. franco is at rank #3,203, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfran.t͡so/.
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 16723, this pair ranks #54,740 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fração vs franco
Shared letters: afor. Private to "fração": ãç. Private to "franco": cn.
"fração" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "franco" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- franco ← farnco · ffranco · fracno · francco · frannco · franoc · frnaco · frranco
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fração" and "franco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fração" or "franco"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fração" and "franco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "franco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,740 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fração" and "franco" 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 #54,740 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.