Which to use
“fear” and “flag” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,709
- “fear” frequency rank
- #27,232
- “flag” frequency rank
- 65941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fear | flag |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Varón. | Variable que ouede tomar sólo dos valores posibles, que por lo general se indican mediante 1 (verdadero) y 0 (falso). |
Where the eye mixes fear and flag
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fear and flag
A purely visual mix-up. fear ([fɛɾ]) and flag ([ˈflaɣ̞]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fear is recorded at frequency rank #38,709, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɾ]. flag is at rank #27,232, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈflaɣ̞].
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 65941, this pair ranks #41,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fear vs flag
Shared letters: af. Private to "fear": er. Private to "flag": gl.
"fear" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "flag" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fear" and "flag" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fear" or "flag" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "fear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flag" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fear" and "flag" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fear vs fuer". 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 #41,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.