Which to use
“fraco” is an adjective and “frango” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,401
- “fraco” frequency rank
- #3,990
- “frango” frequency rank
- 7391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fraco | frango |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sem força | pinto já crescido que ainda não é galo, ou melhor, adolescente |
Where the eye mixes fraco and frango
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fraco vs frango
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fraco is /ˈfɾa.ku/ while frango is /ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fraco is recorded at frequency rank #3,401, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfɾa.ku/. 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 7391, this pair ranks #66,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fraco vs frango
Shared letters: afor. Private to "fraco": c. Private to "frango": gn.
"fraco" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "frango" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fraco" and "frango" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fraco" or "frango" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fraco" and "frango" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fraco" 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 #66,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fraco" and "frango" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fosco vs fraco". 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 #66,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.