Which to use
“flete” and “flote” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,047
- “flete” frequency rank
- #17,710
- “flote” frequency rank
- 52757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flete | flote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Precio del alquiler de un buque o de parte de este. | Acción o efecto de flotar |
Where the eye mixes flete and flote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. flete and flote follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: flete vs flote
A purely visual mix-up. flete ([ˈflet̪e]) and flote ([ˈflot̪e]) 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 a single letter - e in “flete” becomes o in “flote”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flete is recorded at frequency rank #35,047, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈflet̪e]. flote is at rank #17,710, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈflot̪e].
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 52757, this pair ranks #91,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flete vs flote
Shared letters: eflt. Private to "flete": -. Private to "flote": o.
"flete" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "flote" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "flete" for "flote" ever safe?
Which is more common, "flete" or "flote"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "flete" and "flote" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "flete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flete" and "flote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flete vs fuste". 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 #91,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.