Which to use
“Frau” and “frei” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,994
- “Frau” frequency rank
- #9,500
- “frei” frequency rank
- 42494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Frau | frei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mulher | variante ortográfica de freire |
Letter map: Frau vs frei
Shared letters muted; letters that set Frau and frei apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Frau and frei follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: Frau and frei
Frau and frei are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Frau is recorded at frequency rank #32,994, classified as anoun, pronounced /fraʊ̯/. frei is at rank #9,500, tagged as anoun.
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 42494, this pair ranks #23,286 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Frau vs frei
Shared letters: fr. Private to "Frau": au. Private to "frei": ei.
"Frau" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "frei" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Frau" and "frei" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "Frau" or "frei" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Frau" and "frei".
- Full dictionary entry for "Frau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,286 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Frau" and "frei" 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 #23,286 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.