Which to use
“fragata” and “fragatas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,262
- “fragata” frequency rank
- #40,848
- “fragatas” frequency rank
- 59110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fragata | fragatas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Buque ligero, arbolado con tres palos en cruz y dotado de una bateria de cañones cubierta, que se empleó hasta la primera mitad del siglo XIX como acompañante de navíos más pesados, para exploración o para intercepción. También se usaron para el tráfico mercante. | Forma del plural de fragata. |
Where the eye mixes fragata and fragatas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fragata runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against fragatas's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fragata and fragatas
A purely visual mix-up. fragata ([fɾaˈɣ̞at̪a]) and fragatas ([fɾaˈɣ̞at̪as]) 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) - “fragata” sits inside “fragatas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fragata is recorded at frequency rank #18,262, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɾaˈɣ̞at̪a]. fragatas is at rank #40,848, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɾaˈɣ̞at̪as].
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 59110, this pair ranks #63,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fragata vs fragatas
Shared letters: afgrt. Private to "fragata": -. Private to "fragatas": s.
"fragata" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "fragatas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fragata" for "fragatas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fragata" vs "fragatas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fragata" and "fragatas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fragata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fragatas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fragata" and "fragatas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fragatas vs frazadas". 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 #63,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.