fierasvsfuerosConfusable pair

Quick tell: fieras is a verb, fueros is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fieras” is a verb and “fueros” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,215
“fieras” frequency rank
#18,264
“fueros” frequency rank
50479
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fieras fueros
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de ferir. Forma del plural de fuero.

Where the eye mixes fieras and fueros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fieras and fueros follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
fieras
6 ch
fueros

Why the eye confuses fieras with fueros

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fieras is [ˈfjeɾas] while fueros is [ˈfweɾos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fieras is recorded at frequency rank #32,215, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfjeɾas]. fueros is at rank #18,264, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfweɾos].

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 50479, this pair ranks #102,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fieras vs fueros

Shared letters: efrs. Private to "fieras": ai. Private to "fueros": ou.

"fieras" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "fueros" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fieras ← ffieras · fiears · fierass · fierras · fiersa · fireas · iferas
  • fueros ← feuros · ffueros · fueors · fueross · fuerros · fuerso · fureos · uferos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fieras" for "fueros" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fieras" is a verb and "fueros" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fieras" or "fueros" show up more?
"fueros" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,264 in our Spanish list, against #32,215 for "fieras". 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 "fieras" and "fueros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fieras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fueros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #102,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fieras" and "fueros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fiebres vs fieras". 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 #102,988 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