Which to use
“franco” and “frango” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,203
- “franco” frequency rank
- #3,990
- “frango” frequency rank
- 7193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | franco | frango |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | francês, pessoa natural da França | pinto já crescido que ainda não é galo, ou melhor, adolescente |
Where the eye mixes franco and frango
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses franco with frango
A purely visual mix-up. franco (/ˈfran.t͡so/) 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 a single letter - c in “franco” becomes g in “frango”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
franco is recorded at frequency rank #3,203, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfran.t͡so/. 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 7193, this pair ranks #67,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of franco vs frango
Shared letters: afnor. Private to "franco": c. Private to "frango": g.
"franco" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "frango" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "franco" and "frango" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "franco" or "frango"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "franco" 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 #67,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "franco" and "frango" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fancy vs franco". 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 #67,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.