# Fidel vs file

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Fidel
*name · IPA [fiˈð̞el] · frequency rank #5,963*
Nombre de pila de varón

### file
*verb · IPA [ˈfile] · frequency rank #27,231*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de filar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/fidel-vs-file