Which to use
“front” and “frontón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,861
- “front” frequency rank
- #38,133
- “frontón” frequency rank
- 54994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | front | frontón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frente. | Remate triangular de una fachada, pórtico, ventana, etc. Puede ser también curvo o quebrado. |
Where the eye mixes front and frontón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: front vs frontón
A purely visual mix-up. front (/fʁɔ̃/) and frontón ([fɾõn̪ˈt̪õn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “front” sits inside “frontón”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
front is recorded at frequency rank #16,861, classified as anoun, pronounced /fʁɔ̃/. frontón is at rank #38,133, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɾõn̪ˈt̪õn].
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 54994, this pair ranks #80,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of front vs frontón
Shared letters: fnort. Private to "front": -. Private to "frontón": ó.
"front" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "frontón" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- front ← ffront · fornt · frnot · fronnt · frontt · frotn · frront · rfont
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "front" for "frontón" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "front" or "frontón" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "front" and "frontón" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "front" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frontón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "front" and "frontón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flint vs front". 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 #80,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.