Which to use
“figura” is a noun and “fijará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,481
- “figura” frequency rank
- #47,805
- “fijará” frequency rank
- 49286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figura | fijará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma exterior característica de un cuerpo, que la distingue de otro. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de fijar o de fijarse. |
Where the eye mixes figura and fijará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. figura and fijará follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between figura and fijará
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: figura is [fiˈɣ̞uɾa] while fijará is [fixaˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figura is recorded at frequency rank #1,481, classified as anoun, pronounced [fiˈɣ̞uɾa]. fijará is at rank #47,805, tagged as averb, pronounced [fixaˈɾa].
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 49286, this pair ranks #109,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of figura vs fijará
Shared letters: afir. Private to "figura": gu. Private to "fijará": já.
"figura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "fijará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- figura ← ffigura · fgiura · figgura · figrua · figuar · figurra · fiugra · ifgura
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "figura" and "fijará" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "figura" vs "fijará" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "figura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fijará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figura" and "fijará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fijaba vs fijará". 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 #109,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.