Which to use
“fechado” and “fichado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,064
- “fechado” frequency rank
- #28,758
- “fichado” frequency rank
- 51822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fechado | fichado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de fechar. | Participio de fichar. |
Where the eye mixes fechado and fichado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fechado and fichado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses fechado with fichado
A purely visual mix-up. fechado ([feˈt͡ʃað̞o]) and fichado ([fiˈt͡ʃað̞o]) 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 a single letter - e in “fechado” becomes i in “fichado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fechado is recorded at frequency rank #23,064, classified as averb, pronounced [feˈt͡ʃað̞o]. 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 51822, this pair ranks #95,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fechado vs fichado
Shared letters: acdfho. Private to "fechado": e. Private to "fichado": i.
"fechado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fichado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fechado" and "fichado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fechado" vs "fichado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fechado" 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 #95,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fechado" 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 #95,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.