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“fragatas” and “frazadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,848
“fragatas” frequency rank
#35,518
“frazadas” frequency rank
76366
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fragatas frazadas
Definition Forma del plural de fragata. Forma del plural de frazada.

Where the eye mixes fragatas and frazadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fragatas and frazadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
fragatas
8 ch
frazadas

Look-alike desk: fragatas vs frazadas

A purely visual mix-up. fragatas ([fɾaˈɣ̞at̪as]) and frazadas ([fɾaˈsað̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fragatas is recorded at frequency rank #40,848, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɾaˈɣ̞at̪as]. frazadas is at rank #35,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɾaˈsað̞as].

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 76366, this pair ranks #17,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fragatas vs frazadas

Shared letters: afrs. Private to "fragatas": gt. Private to "frazadas": dz.

"fragatas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "frazadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fragatas ← fargatas · ffragatas · fraagtas · fragaats · fragatass · fragatsa · fragattas · fraggatas
  • frazadas ← farzadas · ffrazadas · fraazdas · frazaads · frazadass · frazaddas · frazadsa · frazdaas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fragatas" for "frazadas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɾaˈɣ̞at̪as] versus [fɾaˈsað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fragatas" or "frazadas" show up more?
"frazadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,518 in our Spanish list, against #40,848 for "fragatas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fragatas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "frazadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fragatas" and "frazadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frazada 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 #17,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list