Which to use
“defraudado” and “defraudar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,303
- “defraudado” frequency rank
- #29,585
- “defraudar” frequency rank
- 60888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | defraudado | defraudar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de defraudar. | Eludir el pago de impuestos. |
Where the eye mixes defraudado and defraudar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. defraudado runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCV) against defraudar's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between defraudado and defraudar
A purely visual mix-up. defraudado ([d̪efɾawˈð̞að̞o]) and defraudar ([d̪efɾawˈð̞aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
defraudado is recorded at frequency rank #31,303, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪efɾawˈð̞að̞o]. defraudar is at rank #29,585, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪efɾawˈð̞aɾ].
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 60888, this pair ranks #57,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of defraudado vs defraudar
Shared letters: adefru. Private to "defraudado": o. Private to "defraudar": -.
"defraudado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV · "defraudar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- defraudado ← ddefraudado · defarudado · deffraudado · defraduado · defrauaddo · defraudaddo · defraudaod · defrauddado
- defraudar ← ddefraudar · defarudar · deffraudar · defraduar · defrauadr · defraudarr · defrauddar · defraudra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "defraudado" and "defraudar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "defraudado" or "defraudar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "defraudado" and "defraudar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "defraudado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "defraudar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "defraudado" and "defraudar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "defraudar vs degradar". 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 #57,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.