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“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.

6 ch
fraude
7 ch
fraudes

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

  • fraude ← farude · ffraude · fradue · fraudde · fraued · frraude · fruade · rfaude
  • fraudes ← farudes · ffraudes · fradues · frauddes · fraudess · fraudse · fraueds · frraudes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fraude" for "fraudes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfɾawð̞e] versus [ˈfɾawð̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fraude" vs "fraudes" - which ranks higher?
"fraude" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,051 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.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list