Which to use
“fecha” is a noun and “fechado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #658
- “fecha” frequency rank
- #23,064
- “fechado” frequency rank
- 23722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fecha | fechado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Especificación de un día dentro de un calendario, tipicamente una fecha determina el año, el mes y el día dentro del mes. | Participio de fechar. |
Where the eye mixes fecha and fechado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fecha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fechado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fecha and fechado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fecha is [ˈfet͡ʃa] while fechado is [feˈt͡ʃað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “fecha” sits inside “fechado”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fecha is recorded at frequency rank #658, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfet͡ʃa]. fechado is at rank #23,064, tagged as averb, pronounced [feˈt͡ʃað̞o].
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 23722, this pair ranks #244,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fecha vs fechado
Shared letters: acefh. Private to "fecha": -. Private to "fechado": do.
"fecha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fechado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fecha" for "fechado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fecha" or "fechado" 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 "fecha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fechado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fecha" and "fechado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fechado vs fichado". 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 #244,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.