# frade vs frank

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### frade
*noun · IPA /ˈfɾa.dɨ/ · frequency rank #30,162*
membro de uma ordem religiosa, em especial as ordens franciscanas, dominicanas, carmelitas e augustinianas; freire

### frank
*adjective · IPA /fɹæŋk/, /fɹeɪŋk/ · frequency rank #3,015*
franco

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/frade-vs-frank