Which to use
“frade” is a noun and “free” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,162
- “frade” frequency rank
- #3,331
- “free” frequency rank
- 33493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frade | free |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | membro de uma ordem religiosa, em especial as ordens franciscanas, dominicanas, carmelitas e augustinianas; freire | ver gratuito, de graça |
Letter map: frade vs free
Shared letters muted; letters that set frade and free apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for frade / free
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: frade is anoun and freeanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33493, 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/. free is at rank #3,331, tagged as anadj.
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 33493, this pair ranks #34,016 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frade vs free
Shared letters: efr. Private to "frade": ad. Private to "free": -.
"frade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "free" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "frade" for "free" ever safe?
Frequency check: "frade" vs "free" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "frade" vs "free" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "frade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "free" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,016 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frade" and "free" 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 #34,016 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.