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“fronha” and “fronte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,867
“fronha” frequency rank
#26,397
“fronte” frequency rank
71264
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fronha fronte
Definition capa para revestir travesseiro parte superior do rosto (desde a raiz dos cabelos até às sobrancelhas)

Where the eye mixes fronha and fronte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fronha and fronte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
fronha
6 ch
fronte

Visual trap between fronha and fronte

A purely visual mix-up. fronha (/ˈfɾo.ɲɐ/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fronha is recorded at frequency rank #44,867, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾo.ɲɐ/. 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 71264, this pair ranks #3,385 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fronha vs fronte

Shared letters: fnor. Private to "fronha": ah. Private to "fronte": et.

"fronha" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "fronte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fronha ← ffronha · fornha · frnoha · frohna · fronah · fronhha · fronnha · frronha
  • fronte ← ffronte · fornte · frnote · fronet · fronnte · frontte · frotne · frronte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fronha" and "fronte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈfɾo.ɲɐ/ versus /ˈfɾõ.tɨ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fronha" vs "fronte" - which ranks higher?
"fronte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,397 in our Portuguese list, against #44,867 for "fronha". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "fronha" and "fronte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fronha" 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 #3,385 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fronha" and "fronte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "franja vs fronha". 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 #3,385 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list