fielvsfinaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,704
“fiel” frequency rank
#7,164
“fina” frequency rank
10868
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fiel fina
Definition Que es constante y regular en su comportamiento o ánimo, de tal modo de resultar confiable. Forma del femenino de fino.

Where the eye mixes fiel and fina

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
fiel
4 ch
fina

Look-alike desk: fiel vs fina

A purely visual mix-up. fiel ([ˈfjel]) and fina ([ˈfina]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fiel is recorded at frequency rank #3,704, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfjel]. fina is at rank #7,164, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfina].

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 10868, this pair ranks #297,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fiel vs fina

Shared letters: fi. Private to "fiel": el. Private to "fina": an.

"fiel" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "fina" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fielfeil · ffiel · fiell · ifel
  • finaffina · fian · finna · fnia · ifna

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fiel" for "fina" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfjel] versus [ˈfina]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fiel" or "fina" show up more?
"fiel" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,704 in our Spanish list, against #7,164 for "fina". 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 "fiel" and "fina" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fiel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #297,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fiel" and "fina" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fina 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 #297,099 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