Which to use
“fijar” and “fijaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,802
- “fijar” frequency rank
- #33,127
- “fijaron” frequency rank
- 41929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fijar | fijaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner una cosa de tal forma que no se mueva. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de fijar o de fijarse. |
Where the eye mixes fijar and fijaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fijar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against fijaron's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fijar and fijaron
A purely visual mix-up. fijar ([fiˈxaɾ]) and fijaron ([fiˈxaɾõn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “fijar” sits inside “fijaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41929, 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]. fijaron is at rank #33,127, tagged as averb, pronounced [fiˈxaɾõn].
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 41929, this pair ranks #151,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fijar vs fijaron
Shared letters: afijr. Private to "fijar": -. Private to "fijaron": no.
"fijar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fijaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fijar" and "fijaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fijar" or "fijaron" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fijar" and "fijaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fijar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fijaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fijar" and "fijaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fijará vs fijaron". 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 #151,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.