Which to use
“ficha” and “foca” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,062
- “ficha” frequency rank
- #26,451
- “foca” frequency rank
- 32513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ficha | foca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pieza pequeña, cilíndrica y chata similar a una moneda que tiene valor dentro de un circuito cerrado, como por ejemplo, un casino, un lavedero de autos, una sala de juegos, etc. | Nombre genérico para diversos mamíferos pinnípedos marinos, en particular para aquellos de la familia Fócidos (Phocidae), adaptados a vivir en medios acuáticos la mayor parte del tiempo. Tienen cuerpos alargados y fusiformes, adaptados a la natación; las extremidades anteriores son cortas y aplanadas, mejor preparadas para su uso como aletas que para el desplazamiento en tierra. |
Where the eye mixes ficha and foca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ficha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against foca's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ficha vs foca
A purely visual mix-up. ficha ([ˈfit͡ʃa]) and foca ([ˈfoka]) 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 32513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ficha is recorded at frequency rank #6,062, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfit͡ʃa]. foca is at rank #26,451, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoka].
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 32513, this pair ranks #201,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ficha vs foca
Shared letters: acf. Private to "ficha": hi. Private to "foca": o.
"ficha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "foca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ficha" for "foca" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ficha" vs "foca" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ficha" and "foca" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ficha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ficha" and "foca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foca vs fora". 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 #201,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.