framevsfrasesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#35,517
“frame” frequency rank
#2,718
“frases” frequency rank
38235
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature frame frases
Definition Armazón. Forma del plural de frase.

Where the eye mixes frame and frases

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. frame runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against frases's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
frame
6 ch
frases

Look-alike desk: frame vs frases

A purely visual mix-up. frame (/freɪm/) and frases ([ˈfɾases]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38235, 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/. frases is at rank #2,718, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɾases].

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 38235, this pair ranks #171,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of frame vs frases

Shared letters: aefr. Private to "frame": m. Private to "frases": s.

"frame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "frases" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • frame ← farme · fframe · fraem · framme · frmae · frrame · rfame
  • frases ← farses · ffrases · fraces · fraess · frasess · frasses · frrases · frsaes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "frame" for "frases" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/freɪm/ versus [ˈfɾases]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "frame" or "frases"?
"frases" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,718 in our Spanish list, against #35,517 for "frame". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "frame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "frases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #171,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "frame" and "frases" 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 #171,103 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