Which to use
“filas” and “firmas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,897
- “filas” frequency rank
- #3,924
- “firmas” frequency rank
- 8821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filas | firmas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de fila. | Forma del plural de firma. |
Where the eye mixes filas and firmas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between filas and firmas
A purely visual mix-up. filas ([ˈfilas]) and firmas ([ˈfiɾmas]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filas is recorded at frequency rank #4,897, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfilas]. firmas is at rank #3,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfiɾmas].
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 8821, this pair ranks #303,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of filas vs firmas
Shared letters: afis. Private to "filas": l. Private to "firmas": mr.
"filas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "firmas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filas" and "firmas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "filas" or "firmas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "filas" and "firmas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "filas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "firmas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filas" and "firmas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filas vs filos". 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 #303,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.