Which to use
“fracasada” and “fracasados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,616
- “fracasada” frequency rank
- #29,663
- “fracasados” frequency rank
- 63279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fracasada | fracasados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de fracasado, participio de fracasar. | Forma del plural de fracasado, participio de fracasar. |
Where the eye mixes fracasada and fracasados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fracasada runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against fracasados's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fracasada vs fracasados
A purely visual mix-up. fracasada ([fɾakaˈsað̞a]) and fracasados ([fɾakaˈsað̞os]) 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 63279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fracasada is recorded at frequency rank #33,616, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [fɾakaˈsað̞a]. fracasados is at rank #29,663, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [fɾakaˈsað̞os].
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 63279, this pair ranks #49,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fracasada vs fracasados
Shared letters: acdfrs. Private to "fracasada": -. Private to "fracasados": o.
"fracasada" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "fracasados" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fracasada ← farcasada · ffracasada · fraacsada · fracaasda · fracasaad · fracasadda · fracasdaa · fracassada
- fracasados ← farcasados · ffracasados · fraacsados · fracaasdos · fracasaddos · fracasadoss · fracasadso · fracasaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fracasada" for "fracasados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fracasada" vs "fracasados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fracasada" and "fracasados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fracasada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fracasados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fracasada" and "fracasados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fracasada 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 #49,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.