Which to use
“fracasa” and “fracasan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,508
- “fracasa” frequency rank
- #34,127
- “fracasan” frequency rank
- 58635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fracasa | fracasan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fracasar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fracasar. |
Where the eye mixes fracasa and fracasan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fracasa runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against fracasan's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fracasa and fracasan
A purely visual mix-up. fracasa ([fɾaˈkasa]) and fracasan ([fɾaˈkasãn]) 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) - “fracasa” sits inside “fracasan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fracasa is recorded at frequency rank #24,508, classified as averb, pronounced [fɾaˈkasa]. fracasan is at rank #34,127, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɾaˈkasãn].
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 58635, this pair ranks #65,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fracasa vs fracasan
Shared letters: acfrs. Private to "fracasa": -. Private to "fracasan": n.
"fracasa" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "fracasan" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fracasa" and "fracasan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fracasa" or "fracasan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fracasa" and "fracasan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fracasa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fracasan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fracasa" and "fracasan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fracasan vs fracasando". 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 #65,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.