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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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- 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.