Which to use
“fracasados” is a participle and “fracasando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,663
- “fracasados” frequency rank
- #44,206
- “fracasando” frequency rank
- 73869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fracasados | fracasando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de fracasado, participio de fracasar. | Gerundio de fracasar. |
Where the eye mixes fracasados and fracasando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. fracasados (CCVCVCVCVC) and fracasando (CCVCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fracasados vs fracasando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fracasados is [fɾakaˈsað̞os] while fracasando is [fɾakaˈsãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fracasados is recorded at frequency rank #29,663, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [fɾakaˈsað̞os]. fracasando is at rank #44,206, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɾakaˈsãn̪d̪o].
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 73869, this pair ranks #22,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fracasados vs fracasando
Shared letters: acdfors. Private to "fracasados": -. Private to "fracasando": n.
"fracasados" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "fracasando" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fracasados ← farcasados · ffracasados · fraacsados · fracaasdos · fracasaddos · fracasadoss · fracasadso · fracasaods
- fracasando ← farcasando · ffracasando · fraacsando · fracaasndo · fracasadno · fracasanddo · fracasanndo · fracasanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fracasados" for "fracasando" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fracasados" or "fracasando"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fracasados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fracasando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fracasados" and "fracasando" 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 #22,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.