Which to use
“fiasco” and “frasco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,035
- “fiasco” frequency rank
- #15,338
- “frasco” frequency rank
- 37373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiasco | frasco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fracasso | vaso de vidro com gargalo estreito |
Where the eye mixes fiasco and frasco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fiasco (CVVCCV) and frasco (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fiasco vs frasco
A purely visual mix-up. fiasco (/ˈfjaʃ.ku/) and frasco (/ˈfɾaʃ.ku/) 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 a single letter - i in “fiasco” becomes r in “frasco”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiasco is recorded at frequency rank #22,035, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfjaʃ.ku/. frasco is at rank #15,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɾaʃ.ku/.
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 37373, this pair ranks #29,249 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fiasco vs frasco
Shared letters: acfos. Private to "fiasco": i. Private to "frasco": r.
"fiasco" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "frasco" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fiasco" and "frasco" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fiasco" or "frasco" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fiasco" and "frasco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fiasco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frasco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,249 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiasco" and "frasco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fiasco vs fosco". 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 #29,249 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.