Which to use
“fiebre” and “fiebres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,602
- “fiebre” frequency rank
- #48,414
- “fiebres” frequency rank
- 53016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiebre | fiebres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fenómeno patológico que ordinariamente se manifiesta por elevación de la temperatura normal del cuerpo y frecuencia del pulso y la respiración. | Forma del plural de fiebre. |
Where the eye mixes fiebre and fiebres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fiebre runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against fiebres's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fiebre and fiebres
A purely visual mix-up. fiebre ([ˈfjeβ̞ɾe]) and fiebres ([ˈfjeβ̞ɾes]) 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 extra letter(s) - “fiebre” sits inside “fiebres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiebre is recorded at frequency rank #4,602, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfjeβ̞ɾe]. fiebres is at rank #48,414, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfjeβ̞ɾes].
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 53016, this pair ranks #89,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fiebre vs fiebres
Shared letters: befir. Private to "fiebre": -. Private to "fiebres": s.
"fiebre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "fiebres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fiebre" and "fiebres" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fiebre" vs "fiebres" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fiebre" and "fiebres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fiebre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fiebres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiebre" and "fiebres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fiebres vs fierros". 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 #89,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.