Which to use
“fechada” is a participle and “fichado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,851
- “fechada” frequency rank
- #28,758
- “fichado” frequency rank
- 55609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fechada | fichado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de fechado, participio de fechar. | Participio de fichar. |
Where the eye mixes fechada and fichado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fechada and fichado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fechada and fichado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fechada is [feˈt͡ʃað̞a] while fichado is [fiˈt͡ʃað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fechada is recorded at frequency rank #26,851, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [feˈt͡ʃað̞a]. fichado is at rank #28,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [fiˈt͡ʃað̞o].
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 55609, this pair ranks #78,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fechada vs fichado
Shared letters: acdfh. Private to "fechada": e. Private to "fichado": io.
"fechada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fichado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fechada" and "fichado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fechada" vs "fichado" - which ranks higher?
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 "fechada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fichado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fechada" and "fichado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fichado vs finado". 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 #78,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.