Which to use
“fresa” and “fría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,852
- “fresa” frequency rank
- #3,183
- “fría” frequency rank
- 18035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fresa | fría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Fragaria spp.) Cualquiera de varias especies e híbridos de plantas rastreras de la familia de las rosáceas, cultivadas por su fruto comestible. Son plantas perennes que producen brotes nuevos cada año; presentan una roseta basal de donde surgen las hojas y los tallos florales, a cuyo extremo aparecen las flores, de cinco pétalos blancos, cinco sépalos y numerosos estambres. De la roseta basal surgen también otro tipo de tallos rastreros que producen raíces adventicias de donde nacen otras plantas. El fruto es en realidad un eterio, un engrosamiento del receptáculo floral, siendo los puntitos que hay sobre él los auténticos frutos. | Cerveza. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fresa and fría apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
fresa and fría form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fresa is recorded at frequency rank #14,852, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɾesa]. fría is at rank #3,183, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɾia].
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 18035, this pair ranks #269,605 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering fresa vs fría
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fresa” entry
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