Which to use
“fração” and “frango” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,520
- “fração” frequency rank
- #3,990
- “frango” frequency rank
- 17510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fração | frango |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de quebrar ou dividir uma coisa | pinto já crescido que ainda não é galo, ou melhor, adolescente |
Where the eye mixes fração and frango
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fração (CCVCVV) and frango (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fração and frango
A purely visual mix-up. fração (/fɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and frango (/ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/) 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 17510, 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/. frango is at rank #3,990, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/.
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 17510, this pair ranks #53,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fração vs frango
Shared letters: afor. Private to "fração": ãç. Private to "frango": gn.
"fração" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "frango" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- frango ← farngo · ffrango · fragno · franggo · franngo · franog · frnago · frrango
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fração" and "frango" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fração" vs "frango" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frango" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fração" and "frango" 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 #53,724 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.