Which to use
“fresco” and “fresh” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,657
- “fresco” frequency rank
- #23,670
- “fresh” frequency rank
- 30327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fresco | fresh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | moderadamente frio | fresco, novo |
Where the eye mixes fresco and fresh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fresco runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against fresh's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fresco and fresh
A purely visual mix-up. fresco (/ˈfɾeʃ.ku/) and fresh (/fɹɛʃ/) 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 30327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fresco is recorded at frequency rank #6,657, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfɾeʃ.ku/. fresh is at rank #23,670, tagged as anadj, pronounced /fɹɛʃ/.
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 30327, this pair ranks #38,058 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fresco vs fresh
Shared letters: efrs. Private to "fresco": co. Private to "fresh": h.
"fresco" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "fresh" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fresco" and "fresh" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fresco" or "fresh" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fresco" and "fresh" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fresco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fresh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,058 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fresco" and "fresh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fresh vs friso". 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 #38,058 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.