frascosvsfrasesTell them apart

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

#26,054
“frascos” frequency rank
#2,718
“frases” frequency rank
28772
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature frascos frases
Definition Forma del plural de frasco. Forma del plural de frase.

Where the eye mixes frascos and frases

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. frascos runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against frases's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
frascos
6 ch
frases

Look-alike desk: frascos vs frases

A purely visual mix-up. frascos ([ˈfɾaskos]) 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 28772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

frascos is recorded at frequency rank #26,054, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɾaskos]. 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 28772, this pair ranks #220,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of frascos vs frases

Shared letters: afrs. Private to "frascos": co. Private to "frases": e.

"frascos" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "frases" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • frascos ← farscos · ffrascos · fracsos · frasccos · frascoss · frascso · frasocs · frasscos
  • frases ← farses · ffrases · fraces · fraess · frasess · frasses · frrases · frsaes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "frascos" and "frases" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfɾaskos] versus [ˈfɾases]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "frascos" vs "frases" - which ranks higher?
"frases" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,718 in our Spanish list, against #26,054 for "frascos". 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 "frascos" 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 #220,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "frascos" and "frases" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "francas vs frascos". 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 #220,331 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