Which to use
“fracasado” is an adjective and “fracasados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,827
- “fracasado” frequency rank
- #29,663
- “fracasados” frequency rank
- 39490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fracasado | fracasados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que fracasa en algún aspecto de la vida, frecuentemente en varios a la vez. | Forma del plural de fracasado, participio de fracasar. |
Where the eye mixes fracasado and fracasados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. fracasado 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.
Why the eye confuses fracasado with fracasados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fracasado is [fɾakaˈsað̞o] while fracasados is [fɾakaˈsað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fracasado” sits inside “fracasados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fracasado is recorded at frequency rank #9,827, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɾakaˈsað̞o]. 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 39490, this pair ranks #164,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fracasado vs fracasados
Shared letters: acdfors. Private to "fracasado": -. Private to "fracasados": -.
"fracasado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "fracasados" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fracasado ← farcasado · ffracasado · fraacsado · fracaasdo · fracasaddo · fracasaod · fracasdao · fracassado
- fracasados ← farcasados · ffracasados · fraacsados · fracaasdos · fracasaddos · fracasadoss · fracasadso · fracasaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fracasado" for "fracasados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fracasado" or "fracasados"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fracasado" and "fracasados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fracasado" 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 #164,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fracasado" and "fracasados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fracasados 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 #164,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.