Which to use
“fracasan” and “fracasar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,127
- “fracasan” frequency rank
- #16,860
- “fracasar” frequency rank
- 50987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fracasan | fracasar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fracasar. | No tener éxito o el resultado deseado. |
Where the eye mixes fracasan and fracasar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fracasan and fracasar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fracasan and fracasar
A purely visual mix-up. fracasan ([fɾaˈkasãn]) and fracasar ([fɾakaˈsaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “fracasan” becomes r in “fracasar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fracasan is recorded at frequency rank #34,127, classified as averb, pronounced [fɾaˈkasãn]. 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 50987, this pair ranks #100,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fracasan vs fracasar
Shared letters: acfrs. Private to "fracasan": n. Private to "fracasar": -.
"fracasan" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "fracasar" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fracasan" 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 #100,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fracasan" and "fracasar" 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 #100,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.