Which to use
“fraga” is a noun and “frágil” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,771
- “fraga” frequency rank
- #7,158
- “frágil” frequency rank
- 23929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fraga | frágil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | morango. | quebradiço |
Letter map: fraga vs frágil
Shared letters muted; letters that set fraga and frágil apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: fraga vs frágil
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fraga is anoun and frágilanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23929, 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/.. frágil is at rank #7,158, 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 23929, this pair ranks #45,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fraga vs frágil
Shared letters: fgr. Private to "fraga": a. Private to "frágil": ilá.
"fraga" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "frágil" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fraga ← farga · ffraga · fraag · fragga · frgaa · frraga · rfaga
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fraga" for "frágil" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fraga" or "frágil" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "fraga" vs "frágil" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fraga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frágil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fraga" and "frágil" 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 #45,806 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.