Which to use
“fea” is an adjective and “fuera” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,731
- “fea” frequency rank
- #208
- “fuera” frequency rank
- 5939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fea | fuera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de feo. | Que está ubicado en la parte exterior de algo. |
Where the eye mixes fea and fuera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fea vs fuera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fea is [ˈfea] while fuera is [ˈfweɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fea is recorded at frequency rank #5,731, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfea]. fuera is at rank #208, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈfweɾa].
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 5939, this pair ranks #312,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fea vs fuera
Shared letters: aef. Private to "fea": -. Private to "fuera": ru.
"fea" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "fuera" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fuera ← feura · ffuera · fuear · fuerra · furea · ufera
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fea" for "fuera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fea" or "fuera"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fea" and "fuera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fea" and "fuera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fea vs fora". 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 #312,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.