Which to use
“fíjese” is a verb and “filete” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,215
- “fíjese” frequency rank
- #30,914
- “filete” frequency rank
- 75129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fíjese | filete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de fijarse (con el pronombre enclítico). | Pequeña lonja de carne magra o de pescado limpio de raspas. |
Where the eye mixes fíjese and filete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fíjese and filete follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fíjese vs filete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fíjese is [ˈfixese] while filete is [fiˈlet̪e]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fíjese is recorded at frequency rank #44,215, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfixese]. filete is at rank #30,914, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fiˈlet̪e].
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 75129, this pair ranks #20,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fíjese vs filete
Shared letters: ef. Private to "fíjese": jsí. Private to "filete": ilt.
"fíjese" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "filete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- filete ← ffilete · fielte · fileet · filette · fillete · filtee · fliete · iflete
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fíjese" and "filete" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fíjese" or "filete" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fíjese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fíjese" and "filete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fiarse vs fíjese". 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 #20,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.