# frei vs fry

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### frei
*noun · frequency rank #9,500*
variante ortográfica de freire

### fry
*verb · IPA /fɹaɪ/ · frequency rank #32,997*
fritar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/frei-vs-fry