Which to use
“fijados” is a participle and “fijas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,854
- “fijados” frequency rank
- #11,779
- “fijas” frequency rank
- 38633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fijados | fijas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de fijado, participio de fijar o de fijarse. | Forma del femenino plural de fijo. |
Where the eye mixes fijados and fijas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fijados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against fijas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fijados with fijas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fijados is [fiˈxað̞os] while fijas is [ˈfixas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fijados is recorded at frequency rank #26,854, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [fiˈxað̞os]. fijas is at rank #11,779, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfixas].
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 38633, this pair ranks #168,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fijados vs fijas
Shared letters: afijs. Private to "fijados": do. Private to "fijas": -.
"fijados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "fijas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fijados" for "fijas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fijados" or "fijas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fijados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fijas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fijados" and "fijas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fijados vs finado". 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 #168,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.