Which to use
“fracasados” is a participle and “fracasos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,663
- “fracasados” frequency rank
- #12,386
- “fracasos” frequency rank
- 42049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fracasados | fracasos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de fracasado, participio de fracasar. | Forma del plural de fracaso. |
Where the eye mixes fracasados and fracasos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fracasados runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCVC) against fracasos's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fracasados and fracasos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fracasados is [fɾakaˈsað̞os] while fracasos is [fɾaˈkasos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42049, 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]. fracasos is at rank #12,386, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɾaˈkasos].
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 42049, this pair ranks #150,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fracasados vs fracasos
Shared letters: acfors. Private to "fracasados": d. Private to "fracasos": -.
"fracasados" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "fracasos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fracasados ← farcasados · ffracasados · fraacsados · fracaasdos · fracasaddos · fracasadoss · fracasadso · fracasaods
- fracasos ← farcasos · ffracasos · fraacsos · fracaoss · fracasoss · fracassos · fraccasos · fracsaos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fracasados" and "fracasos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fracasados" vs "fracasos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "fracasados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fracasos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fracasados" and "fracasos" 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 #150,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.