Which to use
“fijar” and “fijará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,802
- “fijar” frequency rank
- #47,805
- “fijará” frequency rank
- 56607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fijar | fijará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner una cosa de tal forma que no se mueva. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de fijar o de fijarse. |
Where the eye mixes fijar and fijará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fijar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against fijará's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fijar with fijará
A purely visual mix-up. fijar ([fiˈxaɾ]) and fijará ([fixaˈɾa]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “fijar” sits inside “fijará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fijar is recorded at frequency rank #8,802, classified as averb, pronounced [fiˈxaɾ]. 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 56607, this pair ranks #73,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fijar vs fijará
Shared letters: afijr. Private to "fijar": -. Private to "fijará": á.
"fijar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fijará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fijar ← ffijar · fiajr · fijarr · fijjar · fijra · fjiar · ifjar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fijar" for "fijará" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fijar" vs "fijará" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fijar" 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 #73,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fijar" 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 #73,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.