Which to use
“frade” and “fraude” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,162
- “frade” frequency rank
- #5,008
- “fraude” frequency rank
- 35170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frade | fraude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | membro de uma ordem religiosa, em especial as ordens franciscanas, dominicanas, carmelitas e augustinianas; freire | tipo penal que consiste em obter dinheiro, bens ou vantagem por meio de artifícios e enganação |
Where the eye mixes frade and fraude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. frade runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against fraude's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses frade with fraude
A purely visual mix-up. frade (/ˈfɾa.dɨ/) and fraude (/ˈfɾaw.d͡ʒi/ [ˈfɾaʊ̯.d͡ʒi]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frade is recorded at frequency rank #30,162, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾa.dɨ/. fraude is at rank #5,008, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾaw.d͡ʒi/ [ˈfɾaʊ̯.d͡ʒi].
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 35170, this pair ranks #31,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frade vs fraude
Shared letters: adefr. Private to "frade": -. Private to "fraude": u.
"frade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "fraude" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "frade" and "fraude" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "frade" or "fraude"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "frade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fraude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frade" and "fraude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frade vs Frau". 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 #31,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.