Which to use
“fraga” and “Frau” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,771
- “fraga” frequency rank
- #32,994
- “Frau” frequency rank
- 49765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fraga | Frau |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | morango. | mulher |
Where the eye mixes fraga and Frau
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fraga runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Frau's 4 (CCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fraga and Frau
A purely visual mix-up. fraga (/ˈfɾago/.) and Frau (/fraʊ̯/) 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 49765, 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/.. Frau is at rank #32,994, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fraʊ̯/.
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 49765, this pair ranks #15,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fraga vs Frau
Shared letters: afr. Private to "fraga": g. Private to "Frau": u.
"fraga" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Frau" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fraga" for "Frau" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fraga" vs "Frau" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "Frau" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fraga" and "Frau" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foras 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 #15,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.