Which to use
“frete” and “fronte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,685
- “frete” frequency rank
- #26,397
- “fronte” frequency rank
- 39082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frete | fronte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aluguel de embarcação | parte superior do rosto (desde a raiz dos cabelos até às sobrancelhas) |
Where the eye mixes frete and fronte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. frete runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against fronte's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses frete with fronte
A purely visual mix-up. frete (/ˈfɾɛ.tɨ/) and fronte (/ˈfɾõ.tɨ/) 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 39082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frete is recorded at frequency rank #12,685, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾɛ.tɨ/. fronte is at rank #26,397, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾõ.tɨ/.
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 39082, this pair ranks #27,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frete vs fronte
Shared letters: efrt. Private to "frete": -. Private to "fronte": no.
"frete" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "fronte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "frete" and "fronte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "frete" vs "fronte" - which ranks higher?
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 "frete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fronte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frete" and "fronte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fronha vs fronte". 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 #27,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.