Which to use
“frame” and “frase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,517
- “frame” frequency rank
- #1,815
- “frase” frequency rank
- 37332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frame | frase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Armazón. | Grupo de palabras que funciona como una unidad en la sintaxis de una oración. |
Where the eye mixes frame and frase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. frame and frase follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: frame vs frase
A purely visual mix-up. frame (/freɪm/) and frase ([ˈfɾase]) 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 - m in “frame” becomes s in “frase”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frame is recorded at frequency rank #35,517, classified as anoun, pronounced /freɪm/. frase is at rank #1,815, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɾase].
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 37332, this pair ranks #175,863 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frame vs frase
Shared letters: aefr. Private to "frame": m. Private to "frase": s.
"frame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "frase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "frame" for "frase" ever safe?
Which is more common, "frame" or "frase"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "frame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,863 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frame" and "frase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flama vs frame". 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 #175,863 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.