Which to use
“fraude” and “fraudes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,051
- “fraude” frequency rank
- #18,841
- “fraudes” frequency rank
- 21892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fraude | fraudes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Engaño o abuso en una relación comercial por el que alguno obtiene beneficio ilegítimo | Forma del plural de fraude. |
Where the eye mixes fraude and fraudes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fraude runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against fraudes's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fraude and fraudes
A purely visual mix-up. fraude ([ˈfɾawð̞e]) 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 extra letter(s) - “fraude” sits inside “fraudes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fraude is recorded at frequency rank #3,051, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɾawð̞e]. 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 21892, this pair ranks #252,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fraude vs fraudes
Shared letters: adefru. Private to "fraude": -. Private to "fraudes": s.
"fraude" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "fraudes" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fraude" for "fraudes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fraude" vs "fraudes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fraude" 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 #252,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fraude" and "fraudes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Frau vs fraude". 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 #252,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.