Which to use
“fracasada” is a participle and “fracasar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,616
- “fracasada” frequency rank
- #16,860
- “fracasar” frequency rank
- 50476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fracasada | fracasar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de fracasado, participio de fracasar. | No tener éxito o el resultado deseado. |
Where the eye mixes fracasada and fracasar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fracasada runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against fracasar's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fracasada vs fracasar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fracasada is [fɾakaˈsað̞a] while fracasar is [fɾakaˈsaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50476, 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]. 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 50476, this pair ranks #103,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fracasada vs fracasar
Shared letters: acfrs. Private to "fracasada": d. Private to "fracasar": -.
"fracasada" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "fracasar" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fracasada" for "fracasar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fracasada" vs "fracasar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fracasada" and "fracasar" 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 "fracasar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fracasada" and "fracasar" 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 #103,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.