Which to use
“field” and “fil” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,783
- “field” frequency rank
- #38,124
- “fil” frequency rank
- 61907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | field | fil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Campo. | Elefante. |
Where the eye mixes field and fil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: field vs fil
A purely visual mix-up. field (/fiːld/) and fil ([ˈfil]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61907, 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/. fil is at rank #38,124, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfil].
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 61907, this pair ranks #53,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of field vs fil
Shared letters: fil. Private to "field": de. Private to "fil": -.
"field" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "fil" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- field ← feild · ffield · fieldd · fielld · filed · ifeld
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "field" and "fil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "field" or "fil" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "field" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "field" and "fil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fil vs filos". 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 #53,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.