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“feria” and “furia” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,933
“feria” frequency rank
#7,559
“furia” frequency rank
10492
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feria furia
Definition Conjunto de instalaciones recreativas que se montan, generalmente al aire libre, para celebrar un evento especial. Ira muy intensa o avivada.

Where the eye mixes feria and furia

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
feria
5 ch
furia

Look-alike desk: feria vs furia

A purely visual mix-up. feria ([ˈfeɾja]) and furia ([ˈfuɾja]) 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 “feria” becomes u in “furia”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feria is recorded at frequency rank #2,933, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeɾja]. furia is at rank #7,559, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfuɾja].

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 10492, this pair ranks #298,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of feria vs furia

Shared letters: afir. Private to "feria": e. Private to "furia": u.

"feria" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "furia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feriaefria · feira · ferai · ferria · fferia · freia
  • furiaffuria · fruia · fuira · furai · furria · ufria

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "feria" and "furia" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfeɾja] versus [ˈfuɾja]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "feria" vs "furia" - which ranks higher?
"feria" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,933 in our Spanish list, against #7,559 for "furia". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "feria" and "furia" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "feria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "furia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #298,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feria" and "furia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fora vs furia". 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 #298,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list