Which to use
“fraga” and “frango” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,771
- “fraga” frequency rank
- #3,990
- “frango” frequency rank
- 20761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fraga | frango |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | morango. | pinto já crescido que ainda não é galo, ou melhor, adolescente |
Where the eye mixes fraga and frango
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fraga runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against frango's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fraga vs frango
A purely visual mix-up. fraga (/ˈfɾago/.) and frango (/ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/) 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 20761, 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/.. frango is at rank #3,990, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/.
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 20761, this pair ranks #49,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fraga vs frango
Shared letters: afgr. Private to "fraga": -. Private to "frango": no.
"fraga" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "frango" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fraga" and "frango" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fraga" vs "frango" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fraga" and "frango" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fraga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frango" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fraga" and "frango" 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 #49,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.