Etymology From con- + frade (“friar”). Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈfɾa.d͡ʒi/ (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈfɾa.d͡ʒi/ (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈfɾa.de/ (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõˈfɾa.dɨ/ [kõˈfɾa.ðɨ] Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ Hyphenation: con‧fra‧de Noun confrade m (plural confrades, feminine confreira, feminine plural confreiras) a member of a religious order (by extension) colleague (fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization) Synonyms: colega, companheiro Related terms confraria frade