Which to use
“frágil” is an adjective and “fragua” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,645
- “frágil” frequency rank
- #45,954
- “fragua” frequency rank
- 55599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frágil | fragua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se rompe en pedazos con facilidad, que es delicado. | Caldera u horno en que se calientan los metales para su forja. |
Where the eye mixes frágil and fragua
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. frágil (CCVCVC) and fragua (CCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: frágil vs fragua
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: frágil is [ˈfɾaxil] while fragua is [ˈfɾaɣ̞wa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frágil is recorded at frequency rank #9,645, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɾaxil]. fragua is at rank #45,954, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɾaɣ̞wa].
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 55599, this pair ranks #78,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of frágil vs fragua
Shared letters: fgr. Private to "frágil": ilá. Private to "fragua": au.
"frágil" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "fragua" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fragua ← fargua · ffragua · fragau · fraggua · frauga · frgaua · frragua · rfagua
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "frágil" and "fragua" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "frágil" or "fragua"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "frágil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fragua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frágil" and "fragua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fragua vs Frau". 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 #78,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.