Which to use
“frustrado” and “frustró” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,049
- “frustrado” frequency rank
- #47,817
- “frustró” frequency rank
- 60866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | frustrado | frustró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de frustrar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de frustrar. |
Where the eye mixes frustrado and frustró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. frustrado runs 9 letters (CCVCCCVCV) against frustró's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: frustrado vs frustró
A purely visual mix-up. frustrado ([fɾusˈt̪ɾað̞o]) and frustró ([fɾusˈt̪ɾo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60866, 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]. frustró is at rank #47,817, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɾusˈt̪ɾo].
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 60866, this pair ranks #57,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of frustrado vs frustró
Shared letters: frstu. Private to "frustrado": ado. Private to "frustró": ó.
"frustrado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCV · "frustró" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- frustrado ← ffrustrado · frrustrado · frsutrado · frusrtado · frusstrado · frustardo · frustraddo · frustraod
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "frustrado" and "frustró" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "frustrado" or "frustró" 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 "frustrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frustró" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "frustrado" and "frustró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frustrar 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 #57,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.