Which to use
“fracasa” and “fracasar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,508
- “fracasa” frequency rank
- #16,860
- “fracasar” frequency rank
- 41368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fracasa | fracasar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fracasar. | No tener éxito o el resultado deseado. |
Where the eye mixes fracasa and fracasar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fracasa runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against fracasar's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fracasa vs fracasar
A purely visual mix-up. fracasa ([fɾaˈkasa]) and fracasar ([fɾakaˈsaɾ]) 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 “fracasar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41368, 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]. fracasar is at rank #16,860, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɾakaˈsaɾ].
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 41368, this pair ranks #154,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fracasa vs fracasar
Shared letters: acfrs. Private to "fracasa": -. Private to "fracasar": -.
"fracasa" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "fracasar" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fracasa" for "fracasar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fracasa" vs "fracasar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fracasa" and "fracasar" 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 "fracasar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fracasa" and "fracasar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fracasa vs frazada". 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 #154,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.