fracasar

/[fɾakaˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,860

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

fracasar is aSpanishverb. It means: No tener éxito o el resultado deseado. Pronounced [fɾakaˈsaɾ]. Often confused with fracaso and fracasos.

Key facts for fracasar
PropertyValue
Headwordfracasar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɾakaˈsaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,860
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fracasar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for fracasar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɾakaˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,860 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for fracasar, with forms such as "farcasar", "ffracasar", and "fraacsar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "fracaso", "fracasos", "fracasaron", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is fracasar, spelled F-R-A-C-A-S-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    No tener éxito o el resultado deseado.
  2. 2
    Despedazarse un vehículo, especialmente de navegación, contra un obstáculo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: farcasar,ffracasar,fraacsar,fracaasr,fracasarr,fracasra,fracassar,fraccasar,fracsaar,frcaasar,frracasar,rfacasar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fracasar

Misspelling Variants of "fracasar"

farcasar8ffracasar9fraacsar8fracaasr8fracasarr9fracasra8fracassar9fraccasar9
Misspelling Variants of "fracasar"

Frequency rank: #16,860 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fracasar"?
"fracasar" is spelled F-R-A-C-A-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fɾakaˈsaɾ].
What does "fracasar" mean?
As a verb, "fracasar" means: No tener éxito o el resultado deseado.
What words are commonly confused with "fracasar"?
"fracasar" is commonly confused with "fracaso", "fracasos", "fracasaron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fracasar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fracasar" is [fɾakaˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fracasar" come from?
"fracasar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.