Which to use
“frustrada” and “frustrados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,421
- “frustrada” frequency rank
- #27,238
- “frustrados” frequency rank
- 50659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frustrada | frustrados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de frustrado, participio de frustrar. | Forma del plural de frustrado, participio de frustrar. |
Where the eye mixes frustrada and frustrados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. frustrada runs 9 letters (CCVCCCVCV) against frustrados's 10 (CCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses frustrada with frustrados
A purely visual mix-up. frustrada ([fɾusˈt̪ɾað̞a]) and frustrados ([fɾusˈt̪ɾað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frustrada is recorded at frequency rank #23,421, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [fɾusˈt̪ɾað̞a]. frustrados is at rank #27,238, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [fɾusˈt̪ɾað̞os].
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 50659, this pair ranks #102,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frustrada vs frustrados
Shared letters: adfrstu. Private to "frustrada": -. Private to "frustrados": o.
"frustrada" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCV · "frustrados" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- frustrada ← ffrustrada · frrustrada · frsutrada · frusrtada · frusstrada · frustarda · frustraad · frustradda
- frustrados ← ffrustrados · frrustrados · frsutrados · frusrtados · frusstrados · frustardos · frustraddos · frustradoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "frustrada" and "frustrados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "frustrada" or "frustrados" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "frustrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frustrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frustrada" and "frustrados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frustrada vs frustrar". 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 #102,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.