Which to use
“fracaso” and “fracasos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,832
- “fracaso” frequency rank
- #12,386
- “fracasos” frequency rank
- 15218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fracaso | fracasos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Situación en la que no se obtienen los resultados deseados y esperados. | Forma del plural de fracaso. |
Where the eye mixes fracaso and fracasos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fracaso runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against fracasos's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fracaso and fracasos
A purely visual mix-up. fracaso ([fɾaˈkaso]) and fracasos ([fɾaˈkasos]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “fracaso” sits inside “fracasos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fracaso is recorded at frequency rank #2,832, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɾaˈkaso]. 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 15218, this pair ranks #281,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fracaso vs fracasos
Shared letters: acfors. Private to "fracaso": -. Private to "fracasos": -.
"fracaso" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "fracasos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fracaso" for "fracasos" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fracaso" and "fracasos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fracaso" 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 #281,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fracaso" and "fracasos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fracasan vs fracasos". 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 #281,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.