Which to use
“frase” and “friso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,815
- “frase” frequency rank
- #47,156
- “friso” frequency rank
- 48971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frase | friso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grupo de palabras que funciona como una unidad en la sintaxis de una oración. | Parte del cornisamento que media entre el arquitrabe y la cornisa, donde suelen ponerse follajes, esculturas, y otros adornos. |
Where the eye mixes frase and friso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. frase and friso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: frase vs friso
A purely visual mix-up. frase ([ˈfɾase]) and friso ([ˈfɾiso]) 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 48971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frase is recorded at frequency rank #1,815, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɾase]. friso is at rank #47,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɾiso].
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 48971, this pair ranks #111,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frase vs friso
Shared letters: frs. Private to "frase": ae. Private to "friso": io.
"frase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "friso" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "frase" for "friso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "frase" vs "friso" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "frase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "friso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frase" and "friso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fresh vs friso". 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 #111,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.