fieldvsfieraWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#23,783
“field” frequency rank
#19,412
“fiera” frequency rank
43195
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature field fiera
Definition Campo. Animal feroz, por lo común mamífero carnívoro que impresiona y asusta por su tamaño.

Where the eye mixes field and fiera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. field (CVVCC) and fiera (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
field
5 ch
fiera

Look-alike desk: field vs fiera

A purely visual mix-up. field (/fiːld/) and fiera ([ˈfjeɾa]) 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 43195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

field is recorded at frequency rank #23,783, classified as anoun, pronounced /fiːld/. fiera is at rank #19,412, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfjeɾa].

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 43195, this pair ranks #144,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of field vs fiera

Shared letters: efi. Private to "field": dl. Private to "fiera": ar.

"field" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "fiera" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • field ← feild · ffield · fieldd · fielld · filed · ifeld
  • fiera ← ffiera · fiear · fierra · firea · ifera

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "field" for "fiera" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/fiːld/ versus [ˈfjeɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "field" or "fiera"?
"fiera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,412 in our Spanish list, against #23,783 for "field". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "field" and "fiera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "field" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fiera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #144,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "field" and "fiera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feels vs field". 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 #144,036 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