Which to use
“frustra” and “frustrado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,055
- “frustra” frequency rank
- #13,049
- “frustrado” frequency rank
- 49104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frustra | frustrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de frustrar. | Participio de frustrar. |
Where the eye mixes frustra and frustrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. frustra runs 7 letters (CCVCCCV) against frustrado's 9 (CCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: frustra vs frustrado
A purely visual mix-up. frustra ([ˈfɾust̪ɾa]) and frustrado ([fɾusˈt̪ɾað̞o]) 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) - “frustra” sits inside “frustrado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frustra is recorded at frequency rank #36,055, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɾust̪ɾa]. frustrado is at rank #13,049, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɾusˈt̪ɾað̞o].
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 49104, this pair ranks #110,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frustra vs frustrado
Shared letters: afrstu. Private to "frustra": -. Private to "frustrado": do.
"frustra" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "frustrado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "frustra" and "frustrado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "frustra" or "frustrado" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "frustra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frustrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frustra" and "frustrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frustra vs frustró". 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 #110,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.