Which to use
“fine” is an adjective and “fixed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,086
- “fine” frequency rank
- #46,645
- “fixed” frequency rank
- 61731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fine | fixed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ausgezeichnet | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs fix |
Letter map: fine vs fixed
Shared letters muted; letters that set fine and fixed apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fine runs 4 letters (CVCV) against fixed's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - fine and fixed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fine is anadjective and fixedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fine is recorded at frequency rank #15,086, classified as anadj, pronounced [faɪn]. fixed is at rank #46,645, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 61731, this pair ranks #738,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fine vs fixed
Shared letters: efi. Private to "fine": n. Private to "fixed": dx.
"fine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fixed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fine" and "fixed" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fine" vs "fixed" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fine" and "fixed".
- Full dictionary entry for "fine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #738,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fine" and "fixed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fixed vs puzzles". 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 #738,737 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.