flacasvsflacoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#33,130
“flacas” frequency rank
#6,679
“flaco” frequency rank
39809
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature flacas flaco
Definition Forma del femenino plural de flaco. Escaso de carnes y grasa.

Where the eye mixes flacas and flaco

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
flacas
5 ch
flaco

Visual trap between flacas and flaco

A purely visual mix-up. flacas ([ˈflakas]) and flaco ([ˈflako]) 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 39809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

flacas is recorded at frequency rank #33,130, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈflakas]. flaco is at rank #6,679, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈflako].

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 39809, this pair ranks #162,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of flacas vs flaco

Shared letters: acfl. Private to "flacas": s. Private to "flaco": o.

"flacas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "flaco" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • flacasfalcas · fflacas · flaacs · flacass · flaccas · flacsa · flcaas · fllacas
  • flacofalco · fflaco · flacco · flaoc · flcao · fllaco · lfaco

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "flacas" for "flaco" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈflakas] versus [ˈflako]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "flacas" or "flaco"?
"flaco" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,679 in our Spanish list, against #33,130 for "flacas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "flacas" and "flaco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "flacas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "flaco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #162,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "flacas" and "flaco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flacas vs flojas". 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 #162,524 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