Which to use
“frete” and “fruto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,685
- “frete” frequency rank
- #4,396
- “fruto” frequency rank
- 17081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frete | fruto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aluguel de embarcação | produto das árvores frutíferas |
Where the eye mixes frete and fruto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between frete and fruto
A purely visual mix-up. frete (/ˈfɾɛ.tɨ/) and fruto (/ˈfɾu.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17081, 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/. fruto is at rank #4,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾu.tu/.
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 17081, this pair ranks #54,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frete vs fruto
Shared letters: frt. Private to "frete": e. Private to "fruto": ou.
"frete" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "fruto" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "frete" for "fruto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "frete" vs "fruto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "frete" and "fruto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "frete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fruto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frete" and "fruto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "friso vs fruto". 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 #54,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.