Which to use
“fecha” and “flecha” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #658
- “fecha” frequency rank
- #9,458
- “flecha” frequency rank
- 10116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fecha | flecha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Especificación de un día dentro de un calendario, tipicamente una fecha determina el año, el mes y el día dentro del mes. | Proyectil con forma estrecha y fina, con punta triangular normalmente afilada. Se proyecta mediante un arco. |
Where the eye mixes fecha and flecha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fecha and flecha
A purely visual mix-up. fecha ([ˈfet͡ʃa]) and flecha ([ˈflet͡ʃa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fecha is recorded at frequency rank #658, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfet͡ʃa]. flecha is at rank #9,458, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈflet͡ʃa].
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 10116, this pair ranks #299,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fecha vs flecha
Shared letters: acefh. Private to "fecha": -. Private to "flecha": l.
"fecha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "flecha" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fecha" for "flecha" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fecha" vs "flecha" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fecha" and "flecha" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fecha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flecha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fecha" and "flecha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flecha vs flecos". 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 #299,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.