Which to use
“frustrado” is a verb and “frustrados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,049
- “frustrado” frequency rank
- #27,238
- “frustrados” frequency rank
- 40287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frustrado | frustrados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de frustrar. | Forma del plural de frustrado, participio de frustrar. |
Where the eye mixes frustrado and frustrados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. frustrado 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.
Look-alike desk: frustrado vs frustrados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: frustrado is [fɾusˈt̪ɾað̞o] while frustrados is [fɾusˈt̪ɾað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “frustrado” sits inside “frustrados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
frustrado is recorded at frequency rank #13,049, classified as averb, pronounced [fɾusˈt̪ɾað̞o]. 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 40287, this pair ranks #159,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of frustrado vs frustrados
Shared letters: adforstu. Private to "frustrado": -. Private to "frustrados": -.
"frustrado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCV · "frustrados" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- frustrado ← ffrustrado · frrustrado · frsutrado · frusrtado · frusstrado · frustardo · frustraddo · frustraod
- frustrados ← ffrustrados · frrustrados · frsutrados · frusrtados · frusstrados · frustardos · frustraddos · frustradoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "frustrado" and "frustrados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "frustrado" or "frustrados"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "frustrado" 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 #159,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frustrado" and "frustrados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frustrado 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 #159,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.