frasesvsfraudesWhat's the difference?

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

#2,718
“frases” frequency rank
#18,841
“fraudes” frequency rank
21559
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature frases fraudes
Definition Forma del plural de frase. Forma del plural de fraude.

Where the eye mixes frases and fraudes

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

6 ch
frases
7 ch
fraudes

Look-alike desk: frases vs fraudes

A purely visual mix-up. frases ([ˈfɾases]) and fraudes ([ˈfɾawð̞es]) 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 21559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

frases is recorded at frequency rank #2,718, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɾases]. fraudes is at rank #18,841, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɾawð̞es].

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 21559, this pair ranks #254,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of frases vs fraudes

Shared letters: aefrs. Private to "frases": -. Private to "fraudes": du.

"frases" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "fraudes" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • frases ← farses · ffrases · fraces · fraess · frasess · frasses · frrases · frsaes
  • fraudes ← farudes · ffraudes · fradues · frauddes · fraudess · fraudse · fraueds · frraudes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "frases" and "fraudes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfɾases] versus [ˈfɾawð̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "frases" or "fraudes"?
"frases" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,718 in our Spanish list, against #18,841 for "fraudes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "frases" and "fraudes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "frases" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fraudes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #254,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "frases" and "fraudes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faces vs frases". 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 #254,370 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