fracaso

[fɾaˈkaso]

/[fɾaˈkaso]/ noun

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The verdict

“fracaso” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,832. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,832
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Situación en la que no se obtienen los resultados deseados y esperados.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fracaso · fracaso · Spanish

fracaso · rank #2,832 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,832
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH flor

Nearest frequency peer: flor (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “fracaso”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “fracaso” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fracaso vs francas
71% similar
fracaso vs fracasos
88% similar
fracaso vs flacas
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fracaso
PropertyValue
Headwordfracaso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɾaˈkaso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,832
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fracaso”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).fracasocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “flor” (#2,831), “fábrica” (#2,833), “estarán” (#2,830). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fracaso” va en #2,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fracaso (IPA [fɾaˈkaso]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,832 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fracaso, with forms such as "farcaso", "ffracaso", and "fraacso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "francas", "fracasos", "flacas", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is fracaso, spelled F-R-A-C-A-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Situación en la que no se obtienen los resultados deseados y esperados.
  2. 2
    Suceso negativo e inopinado.
  3. 3
    Destrucción o caída ruidosa.
  4. 4
    Repentina disfunción orgánica.

Antonyms

éxitologro

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • farcaso
  • ffracaso
  • fraacso
  • fracaos
  • fracasso
  • fraccaso
  • fracsao
  • frcaaso
  • frracaso
  • rfacaso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fracaso - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

farcaso2ffracaso1fraacso2fracaos2fracasso1fraccaso1fracsao2frcaaso2
Edit distance from "fracaso"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fracaso"?
"fracaso" is spelled F-R-A-C-A-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [fɾaˈkaso].
What does "fracaso" mean?
As a noun, "fracaso" means: Situación en la que no se obtienen los resultados deseados y esperados.
What words are commonly confused with "fracaso"?
"fracaso" is commonly confused with "francas", "fracasos", "flacas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fracaso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fracaso" is [fɾaˈkaso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fracaso" come from?
"fracaso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fracaso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fábrica#2,833estarán#2,830Paredes#2,840crítico#2,820

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

superar10 variantsCastilla10 variantssucedió10 variantsanuncio10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list