Which to use
“fraga” and “fragata” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,771
- “fraga” frequency rank
- #41,029
- “fragata” frequency rank
- 57800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fraga | fragata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | morango. | (Diacronismo: antigo) navio de guerra a vela, de três mastros, com apenas uma ou duas cobertas de canhões |
Where the eye mixes fraga and fragata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fraga runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against fragata's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fraga and fragata
A purely visual mix-up. fraga (/ˈfɾago/.) and fragata (/fɾɐ.ˈɡa.tɐ/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “fraga” sits inside “fragata”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fraga is recorded at frequency rank #16,771, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾago/.. fragata is at rank #41,029, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɾɐ.ˈɡa.tɐ/.
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 57800, this pair ranks #9,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fraga vs fragata
Shared letters: afgr. Private to "fraga": -. Private to "fragata": t.
"fraga" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "fragata" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fraga" and "fragata" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fraga" vs "fragata" - which ranks higher?
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 "fraga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fragata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fraga" and "fragata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fava vs fraga". 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 #9,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.