Which to use
“fichado” and “fichar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,758
- “fichado” frequency rank
- #21,338
- “fichar” frequency rank
- 50096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fichado | fichar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de fichar. | Observar con atención. |
Where the eye mixes fichado and fichar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fichado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against fichar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fichado vs fichar
A purely visual mix-up. fichado ([fiˈt͡ʃað̞o]) and fichar ([fiˈt͡ʃaɾ]) 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 50096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fichado is recorded at frequency rank #28,758, classified as averb, pronounced [fiˈt͡ʃað̞o]. fichar is at rank #21,338, tagged as averb, pronounced [fiˈt͡ʃaɾ].
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 50096, this pair ranks #105,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fichado vs fichar
Shared letters: acfhi. Private to "fichado": do. Private to "fichar": r.
"fichado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fichar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fichado" for "fichar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fichado" or "fichar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fichado" and "fichar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fichado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fichar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fichado" and "fichar" 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 #105,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.