Which to use
“fruit” and “fruto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,730
- “fruit” frequency rank
- #4,396
- “fruto” frequency rank
- 39126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fruit | fruto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruto | produto das árvores frutíferas |
Where the eye mixes fruit and fruto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fruit vs fruto
A purely visual mix-up. fruit (/fʁɥi/) 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 39126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fruit is recorded at frequency rank #34,730, classified as anoun, pronounced /fʁɥi/. 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 39126, this pair ranks #27,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fruit vs fruto
Shared letters: frtu. Private to "fruit": i. Private to "fruto": o.
"fruit" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "fruto" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fruit" and "fruto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fruit" vs "fruto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fruit" 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 #27,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fruit" and "fruto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fit vs fruit". 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 #27,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.