farsantevsfarsantesConfusable pair

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“farsante” and “farsantes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,042
“farsante” frequency rank
#45,936
“farsantes” frequency rank
80978
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature farsante farsantes
Definition Dícese de la persona que con vanas apariencias finge lo que no siente o pretende pasar por lo que no es. Forma del plural de farsante.

Where the eye mixes farsante and farsantes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. farsante runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against farsantes's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
farsante
9 ch
farsantes

Look-alike desk: farsante vs farsantes

A purely visual mix-up. farsante ([faɾˈsãn̪t̪e]) and farsantes ([faɾˈsãn̪t̪es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “farsante” sits inside “farsantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

farsante is recorded at frequency rank #35,042, classified as anadj, pronounced [faɾˈsãn̪t̪e]. farsantes is at rank #45,936, tagged as anadj, pronounced [faɾˈsãn̪t̪es].

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 80978, this pair ranks #10,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of farsante vs farsantes

Shared letters: aefnrst. Private to "farsante": -. Private to "farsantes": -.

"farsante" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "farsantes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • farsante ← afrsante · farasnte · farrsante · farsanet · farsannte · farsantte · farsatne · farsnate
  • farsantes ← afrsantes · farasntes · farrsantes · farsanets · farsanntes · farsantess · farsantse · farsanttes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "farsante" for "farsantes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([faɾˈsãn̪t̪e] versus [faɾˈsãn̪t̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "farsante" or "farsantes"?
"farsante" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,042 in our Spanish list, against #45,936 for "farsantes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "farsante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "farsantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "farsante" and "farsantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faltantes vs farsantes". 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 #10,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list